Henry Carey, 1st Earl of Dover (c. 1580-13 April 1666) was an English peer.

Carey was the son of John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon

John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon

John Carey, 3rd Baron Hunsdon was an English peer, politician and Governor of Berwick-upon-Tweed.He was born the son of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon and was the younger brother of George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon and the grandson of Mary Boleyn. It is alleged that his father was the illegitimate...

. Cambridge University awarded him an honorary MA

Master of Arts (Oxbridge)

In the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin, Bachelors of Arts of these universities are admitted to the degree of Master of Arts or Master in Arts on application after six or seven years' seniority as members of the university .There is no examination or study required for the degree...

 in 1607. He was knighted, as a Knight of the Bath

Order of the Bath

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...

 (KB), on 3 June 1610.

Carey succeeded as 4th Baron Hunsdon

Baron Hunsdon

Baron Hunsdon is a title that has been created twice. It was first created in 1559 in the Peerage of England for the soldier and courtier Henry Carey. His grandson, the fourth Baron, was created Viscount Rochford in 1621 and Earl of Dover, in the County of Kent, in 1628. These titles were also in...

 on 17 April 1617. On 6 July 1621 he was created Viscount Rochford

Viscount Rochford

Viscount Rochford may refer to:*Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, viscount Rochford and later earl of Wiltshire and Ormonde, d.1539*George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford, d.1536*Henry Carey, 1st Earl of Dover*John Carey, 2nd Earl of Dover*Pelham Carey...

, a title previously held by his great-great-grandfather Thomas Boleyn, and on 8 March 1628 was created Earl of Dover. He acted as Speaker of the House of Lords in 1641, and was Colonel of the regiment of Oxford Scholars between 1644 and 1646.

Lord Dover married twice. His first marriage, before 1608, was to Judith Pelham, daughter of Sir Thomas Pelham, 1st Baronet. They had four sons and four daughters:

• John Carey, 2nd Earl of Dover
  John Carey, 2nd Earl of Dover
  John Carey, 2nd Earl of Dover was an English peer, styled Viscount Rochford from 1628 to 1666. He was a descendant of the Boleyn family through Mary Boleyn and was the son of Henry Carey, 1st Earl of Dover and Judith Pelham, daughter of Sir Thomas Pelham, 1st Baronet.In 1640, he was summoned to...
  
  
• Sir Pelham Carey
  Pelham Carey
  Pelham Carey was a courtier during the reign of Charles I of England. His wife was Mary Carey, Lady Carey. He was a descendant of Mary Boleyn and his father was Henry Carey, 1st Earl of Dover, who inherited the title Viscount Rochford and was later made first Earl of Dover by Charles I...
  
  
• Henry Carey (died young)
• George Carey (died young)
• Mary Carey (1615-1672). Married Sir Thomas Wharton
• Judith Carey ( - 1666) Never married.
• Anne Carey
• Philadelphia Carey

On 6 July 1630 he was married for a second time, to Mary Morris, daughter of Richard Morris and widow of William Cockayne

William Cockayne

Sir William Cockayne , London, England, was a seventeenth-century London merchant, alderman, and, in 1619, Lord Mayor.-Life:...

, at the church of St Peter Le Poer

St Peter Le Poer

St Peter le Poer was a church on the west side of Broad Street in the City of London. The church, often spelt "St Peter le Poor" was in existence by the end of the twelfth century...

 in London

London

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Henry Carey died in 1666, and was buried at Hunsdon

Hunsdon

Hunsdon is a village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England.Hunsdon village centre contains many old houses, some known to date back to at least the 15th century...

 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...

. He was succeeded by his son from his first marriage, John Carey, 2nd Earl of Dover

John Carey, 2nd Earl of Dover

John Carey, 2nd Earl of Dover was an English peer, styled Viscount Rochford from 1628 to 1666. He was a descendant of the Boleyn family through Mary Boleyn and was the son of Henry Carey, 1st Earl of Dover and Judith Pelham, daughter of Sir Thomas Pelham, 1st Baronet.In 1640, he was summoned to...

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