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Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon PC JP (18 February 1609 – 9 December 1674), 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.
Although he denied being a “premier minister,” Hyde, who was created earl of Clarendon in 1661, dominated most aspects of the administration. By the marriage of his daughter Anne to James, duke of York, in 1660 he became related to the royal family and, ultimately, grandfather to two English sovereigns, Queen Mary II and Queen Anne.
Earl of Clarendon is a title that has been created twice in British history, in 1661 and 1776. The family seat is Holywell House, near Swanmore , Hampshire . First creation of the title [ edit ]
Throughout the War he was prominent among the king's advisers, and took the leading part in the negotiations which preceded the Restoration. In June 1660 he was rewarded with the office of Lord High Chancellor, and in the next year was created Earl of Clarendon.
23 de mai. de 2018 · Clarendon was the subject of considerable envy over the marriage in 1660 of his daughter Anne to the heir apparent, James, Duke of York.
A more successful part of his life after 1660 was his chancellorship of Oxford University, which he was keen to restore to its old reputation. His manuscripts were left to the university on his death, and the profits from the History of the Rebellion were used to build a home for the University Press.
Introduction. The Clarendon Papers. Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon, who was knighted in 1643 and raised to the peerage in 1661, enjoyed some of the highest political offices in the realm, was trusted adviser to both Charles I and Charles II and was author of the celebrated History of the Rebellion.
