NameBaron Henry CAREY of Hunsdon545
Birthabt 1524
Death1596
Burial1596, Westminster Abbey565
Children
Notes for Baron Henry CAREY of Hunsdon
Likely a bastard of Henry VIII, Henry was given his mother’s husband’s name. According to Gregory, Henry was born 04 Feb 1526.
553Henry was briefly made a ward of Anne Boleyn after she became queen, likely to shore up the royal line in case it needed a male heir.
566Henry lived to serve his cousin Elizabeth I as courtier and sometime advisor. She gave him the title of Baron of Hunsdon on his deathbed; “To this dubious honor, the old man aptly replied that if the queen hadn't thought him worth it while he was in health, he would not accept it while ill.”
566EnglishHistory.com gives birthdate of 4 March 1526.
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