- George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon
George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon KG (1547 –
9 September ,1603 ) was the eldest son ofHenry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon and Anne Morgan. His father was first cousin toElizabeth I of England .In 1560, at the age of 13, George
matriculated atTrinity College, Cambridge . In 1566 he accompanied theEarl of Bedford on an official mission to Scotland, to attend the baptism of the future King James VI.During the
Northern Rebellion of 1569, George was knighted in the field by theEarl of Sussex for bravery. George had challengedLord Fleming , the commander ofDunbar Castle , to single combat.George served as a member of Parliament in the Commons for several terms (for
Hertfordshire in 1571, forHampshire in 1584, 1586, 1588–1589, 1592).George was sent to
Carisbrooke Castle on theIsle of Wight and later assumed command of the Isle's defenses during theSpanish Armada threat.In July 1596, when his father died, George became the second Baron Hunsdon, some time later he also took over the office of
Lord Chamberlain . He was invested as aKnight of the Garter in 1597, and the first performance ofWilliam Shakespeare 's "Merry Wives of Windsor " was held to commemorate the occasion.Both Henry and George Carey were patrons of the professional theatre company in London known as "the
Lord Chamberlain's Men ". Talents such asWilliam Shakespeare andRichard Burbage were among the writers and performers of the company.George married Elizabeth Spencer (related to poet/author
Edmund Spenser ), and they had one daughter, Elizabeth.He died on
9 September 1603 (fromvenereal disease and mercury poisoning), and his brother John (the next eldest) became the third Lord Hunsdon.References
* cite web
author=Baldacci, Tony
year=2005
url=http://www.angelfire.com/ca5/tbaldacci/george.html
title=Sir George Carey's biography
accessmonthday=July 16
accessyear=2005
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