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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.
Edward Hyde, 1st earl of Clarendon (born Feb. 18, 1609, Dinton, Wiltshire, Eng.—died Dec. 9, 1674, Rouen, Fr.) was an English statesman and historian, minister to Charles I and Charles II and author of the History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England.
Known as the "Great Lord Clarendon", he was a prominent diplomat and Liberal politician. He was three times Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom and also served as Lord Privy Seal, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, President of the Board of Trade and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland .
Edward Hyde began his career as a lawyer and an MP, and became one of the closest advisers of both Charles I, during the period 1641-5, and then of Charles II during his exile before the restoration of the monarchy in 1660.
Edward Hyde, 1st earl of Clarendon, (born Feb. 18, 1609, Dinton, Wiltshire, Eng.—died Dec. 9, 1674, Rouen, France.), English statesman and historian. A successful lawyer, he was also well known in literary circles.
Edward Hyde was a lawyer and MP and was advisor to both Charles I and Charles II. His daughter Anne married Charles II's brother, later King James II and he was created Earl of Clarendon after the restoration, in 1661. However, he fell out of favour and was exiled for life in 1667.
He was created Earl of Clarendon in 1661 but became increasingly unpopular as Lord Chancellor and his administration ended in exile for life in 1667. During this exile, he revised his History of the Rebellion, a chronicle of events down to 1644, originally written in 1646-8, continuing it to 1660.
