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| A portrait of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon by Marcus Gheeraerts. Picture acquired through Wikimedia Commons. Image public domain. |
On this day in Elizabethan history, Queen Elizabeth I's maternal first cousin Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon and Lord Chamberlain of England, died in 1596 at the royal residence of Somerset House.
To learn about this powerful Elizabethan's personal life and career at court, please read our article about him here.
To learn more about the strong bond Queen Elizabeth I forged with her Carey cousins, please see our article "Death Could Not Separate Them: How Elizabeth I Connected to Her Deceased Mother".
