George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes

George Carew
George Carew
1st Earl of Totnes (cr.1626)
Known for	Tudor conquest of Ireland
Born	29 May 1555; Devonshire, England
Died	27 March 1629 (aged 73); Savoy Palace, London, England
Nationality	English

Arms of Carew: *Or, three lions passant in pale sable*^[1] These were the arms shown on the seal of "Nicholas de Carreu" (c. 1255 – 1311), appended to the Barons' Letter of 1301, which he joined as "Lord of Mulesford" and which were blazoned for the same bearer in the Caerlaverock Poem or Roll of Arms of 1300, when he was present at the Siege of Caerlaverock Castle. From him are descended the Carew baronets of Antony and of Haccombe, the Earl of Totnes and Baron Carew

George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes (29 May 1555 – 27 March 1629), known as Sir George Carew between 1586 and 1605 and as The Lord Carew between 1605 and 1626, served under Elizabeth I during the Tudor conquest of Ireland and was appointed President of Munster. He was an authority on heraldry and the author of Carew's Scroll of Arms 1588, Collected from Churches in Devonshire etc., with Additions from Joseph Holland's Collection of Arms 1579.^[2]^[3]

^ Debrett's Peerage, 1968, Carew Baronets, p. 155.
^ Published Exeter, 1901- see transcribed on-line edition Archived 8 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine
^ archive.org text

[1] Debrett's Peerage, 1968, Carew Baronets, p. 155.

[2] Published Exeter, 1901- see transcribed on-line edition Archived 8 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine

[3] rchive.org text

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