Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon PC JP, was an English statesman, lawyer, diplomat and historian who served as chief advisor to Charles I during the First English Civil War, and Lord Chancellor to Charles II from 1660 to 1667. Wikipedia
Born: February 18, 1609, Dinton, United Kingdom
Died: December 9, 1674 (age 65 years), Rouen, France
Children: Anne Hyde, Laurence Hyde Earl of Rochester, Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon, and more
Spouse: Frances Hyde, Countess of Clarendon (m. 1634–1667) and Anne Ayliffe (m. 1629–1629)
Parents: Henry Hyde and Mary Langford
Grandchildren: Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Mary II, Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, and more
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Bound in red sheepskin, gold tooled, with the arms of the University of Oxford on boards. Edward Hyde began his career as a lawyer and an MP, and became one of ...
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