George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon

George Carey (1547 - 8 September, 1603) was the eldest son of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon and Anne Morgan. His father was first cousin to Elizabeth I of England.

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1547 - 8 September - 1603 - Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon - Elizabeth I of England

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In 1560, at the age of 13, George matriculated at Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1566 he accompanied the Earl of Bedford on an official mission to Scotland, to attend the baptism of the future James I.

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Trinity College, Cambridge - Earl of Bedford - James I

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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 that his father had held. He was invested as a Knight of the Garter, and the first performance of William Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor was held to commemorate the occasion.

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Lord Chamberlain - Knight of the Garter - William Shakespeare - Merry Wives of Windsor

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In 1599 Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, was sent to Ireland to put down the rebellion. George Carey accompanied him as treasurer for the army.

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George was a member of Parliament for several terms (for Hertfordshire in 1571, for Hampshire in 1584, 1586, 1588-89, 1592).

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Hertfordshire - Hampshire

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Both Henry and George Carey were patrons of the professional theatre company in London, the Lord Chamberlain's Men.

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George married Elizabeth Spencer (related to poet/author Edmund Spenser), and they had one daughter, Elizabeth.

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He died on 9 September 1603 (from venereal disease and mercury poisoning), and his brother John (the next eldest) became the third Lord Hunsdon.

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Venereal disease - Mercury

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