Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
Former Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain
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
Spouse: Frances Hyde, Countess of Clarendon (m. 1634–1667) and Anne Ayliffe (m. 1629–1629)
Children: Laurence Hyde Earl of Rochester, Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon, Anne Hyde, and more
Grandchildren: Anne, Queen of Great Britain, Mary II, Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, and more
Grandparents: Lawrence Hyde and Mary St Barbe
Books
The History of the Rebellion
1886
The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England, Begun in the Year 1641
The History of the Great Rebellion
State papers
The Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon ...
The Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon, Lord High Chancellor of England, and Chancellor of the University of Oxford: Containing, I. An Account of the Chancellor's Life from His Birth to the Restoration in 1660. II. A Continuation of the Same, and of His History of the Grand Rebellion, from the Restoration to His Banishment in 1667
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