William Carey

English knight and courtier
Person human Q2577246
William Carey
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William Carey

Summary

William Carey is a human[1]. He was born on +1500-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. He died on +1528-06-22T00:00:00Z[3]. He worked as a politician[4]. He ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (358 views/month, #6,943 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • William Carey was born on +1500-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • William Carey was born on +1495-00-00T00:00:00Z[6].
  • William Carey died on +1528-06-22T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Carey's father was Thomas Cary[7].
  • William Carey's mother was Margaret Spencer[8].
  • William Carey was married to Mary Boleyn[9].
  • A child of William Carey was Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon[10].
  • A child of William Carey was Catherine Carey[11].
  • William Carey worked as a politician[4].
  • William Carey's image is recorded as English School William Carey.jpg[12].
  • William Carey is recorded as male[13].
  • William Carey's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • William Carey's Commons category is recorded as William Carey (courtier)[15].
  • The cause of death was plague[16].
  • William Carey's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07lnhh[17].
  • William Carey's family name is recorded as Carey[18].
  • William Carey's given name is recorded as William[19].
  • William Carey's Rodovid ID is recorded as 701640[20].
  • William Carey's manner of death is recorded as natural causes[21].
  • William Carey's depicted by is recorded as William Carey[22].
  • William Carey's Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID is recorded as 70784[23].
  • William Carey's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'William Carey'}[24].
  • William Carey's genealogics.org person ID is recorded as I00054149[25].
  • William Carey's Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID is recorded as 10002078[26].
  • William Carey's Geni.com profile ID is recorded as 5232574556450079957[27].

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Origins and Family

Recorded date of birth include +1500-01-01T00:00:00Z[2] and +1495-00-00T00:00:00Z[6]. William Carey's father was Thomas Cary[7]. His mother was Margaret Spencer[8].

Career and Affiliations

William Carey's professions included politician[4].

Personal Life

William Carey was married to Mary Boleyn[9]. Children include Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon[10], a politician[28], 1526–1596[29], of Kingdom of England[30], awarded the Order of the Garter[31] and Catherine Carey[11], a lady-in-waiting[32], 1523–1568[33], of Kingdom of England[34].

Death and Burial

William Carey died on +1528-06-22T00:00:00Z[3]. The cause of death was plague[16].

Why It Matters

William Carey ranks in the top 0.69% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (358 views/month, #6,943 of 1,000,298).[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Who were William Carey's parents?

William Carey's father was Thomas Cary[7]. William Carey's mother was Margaret Spencer[8].

Who was William Carey married to?

William Carey's spouses include Mary Boleyn[9].

What did William Carey do for work?

William Carey worked as politician[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [12] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Q75653886. wikidata.org.
  6. [14] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [2] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . wikidata.org.
  14. [3] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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