“ MONMOUTH, ROBERT CAREY, 1st Earl of (c. 1560–1639) , youngest son of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon, Chamberlain and first cousin of Queen Elizabeth, by Anne, daughter of Sir Thomas Morgan, of Arkestone in Herefordshire, was born about the year 1560. As a young man he accompanied several diplomatic missions abroad and took part in military expeditions. In 1587 he joined in the attempt to relieve Sluys, in 1588 served as a volunteer against the Spanish expedition, and commanded a regiment in Essex’s expedition to Normandy in 1591, taking part in the siege of Rouen. ”

“ On the 23rd of February 1605, however, he was made governor of Prince Charles, in 1611 his master of the robes, in 1617 his chamberlain, and on the 6th of February 1622, he was created Baron Carey of Leppington. In 1623 he followed Charles to Spain, and after the latter’s succession to the throne he was created earl of Monmouth in 1626. ”