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Earl of Totnes, detail of an oil painting after a portrait, c. 1615–20; in the National Portrait Gallery, London
Earl of Totnes, detail of an oil painting after a portrait, c. 1615–20; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

George Carew, earl of Totnes

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Also known as: Baron Carew of Clopton, Sir George Carew
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Also called (1586–1605):
Sir George Carew or (1605–26) Baron Carew of Clopton
Born:
May 29, 1555
Died:
March 27, 1629, London, Eng. (aged 73)
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George Carew, earl of Totnes (born May 29, 1555—died March 27, 1629, London, Eng.) was an English soldier, administrator, and antiquary noted for his service in Ireland during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England. He was the son of George Carew, dean of Windsor. In 1574 he went to Ireland as a soldier and distinguished himself in 1577 in defending Leighlin Castle, County Carlow, from the Irish rebels. Well liked by Elizabeth and the powerful Cecil family, he was in 1586 knighted and made master of the ordnance in Ireland. He became lieutenant general of the ordnance in ...(100 of 327 words)

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