Search results
Anne Morgan, Baroness Hunsdon (c. 1529 – 19 January 1607) was an English official. She was the wife of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon , by whom she had a total of 13 children. On 14 December 1595, she was appointed by Queen Elizabeth I of England to the office of Keeper of Somerset House ; a post which she held for life.
Elizabeth Spencer, Baroness Hunsdon (29 June 1552 – 25 February 1618) was an English noblewoman, scholar, and patron of the arts. She was the inspiration for Edmund Spenser 's Muiopotmos , was commemorated in one of the poet's dedicatory sonnets to The Faerie Queene , and was represented as "Phyllis" in the latter's pastoral poem Colin Clouts ...
Feb 25, 2023 · On either 24th or 25th February 1618, sixty-five-year-old literary patron Elizabeth Carey (née Spencer), Lady Hunsdon, wife of Sir George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon, died from what was described “a palsie”, probably a stroke. She was buried at Westminster Abbey, in the Hunsdon family vault.
May 14, 2024 · Anne Morgan, Baroness Hunsdon (c.1529 – 19 January 1607) was an English official. She was the wife of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, by whom she had a total of 13 children. On 14 December 1595, she was appointed by Queen Elizabeth I of England to the office of Keeper of Somerset House; a post which she held for life.
- Arkestone, England
- Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon
- England
- January 19, 1606
People also ask
Who was Baroness Hunsdon?
Who was the first Baron Hunsdon?
When did Baroness Hunsdon marry Henry Carey?
Elizabeth Spencer, Baroness Hunsdon was an English noblewoman, scholar, and patron of the arts. She was the inspiration for Edmund Spenser's Muiopotmos, was commemorated in one of the poet's dedicatory sonnets to The Faerie Queene, and was represented as "Phyllis" in the latter's pastoral poem Colin Clouts Come Home Againe.
Apr 1, 2023 · By license, dated 21 May 1545, Anne Morgan married the soldier and courtier Sir Henry Carey, K.G., (or Harry); he was a cousin of Queen Elizabeth I. Anne is then styled as Lady Anne Carey and later once he had a peerage in 1559 as the Baroness or Lady Hunsdon.
Feb 25, 2023 · On either 24th or 25th February 1618, sixty-five-year-old literary patron Elizabeth Carey (née Spencer), Lady Hunsdon, wife of Sir George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon, died from what was described “a palsie”, probably a stroke. She was buried at Westminster Abbey, in the Hunsdon family vault. [Read More...]
