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4 unusual facts about Mary Carey


Mary Carey

Mary Boleyn (c. 1499/1500 – 1543), married name Mary Carey, sister to Queen Anne and mistress of Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France

Mary Ann Shadd (1823–1893), pioneering educator, newspaper publisher, abolitionist and suffragist

Mary Carey, Lady Carey

She married Pelham Carey, son of Henry, 4th Lord Hunsdon (whom King James I had created Viscount Rochford on 6 July 1621; he was later created 1st Earl of Dover by King Charles I).

Mary Jackson

Mary Carey, Lady Carey (c. 1609–c. 1680), née Mary Jackson, author and poet



see also

Charles Mordaunt, 3rd Earl of Peterborough

In 1678 Charles married Carey Fraser, daughter of Sir Alexander Fraser and his wife, Mary Carey (a second cousin of Mordaunt's mother, Elizabeth Carey — making Carey Fraser a third cousin to him).

Shane Van Dyke

Shane Thomas Van Dyke is the son of Mary (Carey) Van Dyke and actor Barry Van Dyke (Airwolf, The Love Boat, Diagnosis: Murder) and grandson of the entertainer Dick Van Dyke (The Dick Van Dyke Show, Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Night at the Museum).