1 st ▁Earl ▁of ▁Mon mouth ▁( ca . ▁ 1 5 6 0 ▁– ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁ 1 6 3 9 ) ▁was ▁an ▁English ▁no blem an ▁and ▁court ier . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁son ▁of ▁Henry ▁Care y , ▁ 1 st ▁Baron ▁Hun sd on , ▁chamber lain ▁and ▁first ▁cousin ▁of ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁I , ▁and ▁Anne ▁Morgan , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Sir ▁Thomas ▁Morgan ▁and ▁Anne ▁Whit ney . ▁ ▁Biography ▁As ▁a ▁young ▁man ▁he ▁accompanied ▁several ▁diplom atic ▁miss ions ▁abroad ▁and ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁military ▁exped itions . ▁In ▁ 1 5 8 7 ▁he ▁joined ▁in ▁the ▁attempt ▁to ▁rel ieve ▁S lu ys . ▁In ▁ 1 5 8 8 ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁volunte er ▁against ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Arm ada , ▁and ▁commanded ▁a ▁regiment ▁in ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁Es sex ' s ▁expedition ▁to ▁Norm andy ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁Henry ▁IV ▁of ▁France ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 1 , ▁taking ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁sie ge ▁of ▁Rou en . ▁He ▁was ▁kn ight ed ▁by ▁Es sex ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁for ▁having ▁by ▁his ▁inter cess ion ▁with ▁the ▁Queen ▁proc ured ▁his ▁recall . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁parliament s ▁of ▁ 1 5 8 6 ▁and ▁ 1 5 8 8 ▁he ▁represented ▁Mor p eth ; ▁in ▁that ▁of ▁ 1 5 9 3 , ▁Call ington ; ▁and ▁in ▁those ▁of ▁ 1 5 9 6 ▁and ▁ 1 6