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Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, KG, PC (March 1642 – 2 May 1711) was an English statesman and writer. He was originally a supporter of James II but later supported the Glorious Revolution in 1688. He held high office under Queen Anne, daughter of his sister Anne Hyde, but their frequent disagreements limited his influence.
30 de abr. de 2024 · May 2, 1711, London (aged 69) Lawrence Hyde, 1st earl of Rochester (born March 1642—died May 2, 1711, London) was an influential English statesman who served under Charles II, James II, William III, and Queen Anne. The second son of the renowned statesman and historian Edward Hyde, 1st earl of Clarendon, he entered Parliament in ...
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Politician; MP for several constituencies and writer An influential statesman who served under Charles II, James II, William III and Queen Anne. The son of statesman Edward Hyde, he entered Parliament in 1660 and was Master of the Robes from 1662 to 1675. In 1679, he was made First Lord of the Treasury and a Privy Councillor.
views 1,506,718 updated. Rochester, Laurence Hyde, 1st earl of (1642–1711). Laurence Hyde was the second son of the historian and lord chancellor and younger brother of the 2nd earl of Clarendon, lord privy seal and lord-lieutenant of Ireland in James II's reign.
Second son of the historian and statesman the first earl of Clarendon, the exceptionally able Laurence Hyde was a key ally of his brother-in-law, and future king, James, duke of York, during the reign of Charles II. Like his father, a determined supporter of the Church of England, he could not support James’s plans for a Catholic revival.
Contributed by. Walsh, Patrick A.; Doyle, T. G. Hyde, Laurence (1641/2–1711), 1st earl of Rochester, lord lieutenant of Ireland , was baptised in March 1642, second son of Edward Hyde, the leading royalist and later earl of Clarendon and Charles II's lord chancellor.
He married the heiress Elizabeth Malet. He was succeeded on his death in 1680 by his only son, the third Earl. He, in turn, died at a young age the following year, when the titles became extinct. The second creation came in 1682 in favour of the statesman and writer the Honourable Laurence Hyde.
