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William Carey

1500–1528

Born
1500
Country of birth
United Kingdom(inferred from the family)
Died
2 Jul 1528
facts
7
sources
2
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  • Birth1500ProbableDisputed1 competing claim1 source
  • Death2 Jul 1528Probable1 source

A life in time

  1. Born

    Birth

  2. Child born: Catherine Carey

    Birth, Wiltshire

  3. Child born: Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon

    Birth

  4. Died

    Death

What was it like?

The world around 1500: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Known for

William Carey was a courtier and favourite of King Henry VIII of England. He served the king as a Gentleman of the Privy chamber, and Esquire of the Body to the King. His wife, Mary Boleyn, is known to history as a mistress of King Henry VIII and the sister of Henry's second wife, Anne Boleyn.

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Ancestors and children

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