| Authorised form of name | Hyde; Edward (1609 - 1674); 1st Earl of Clarendon; politician and historian |
| Dates | 1609 - 1674 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Dinton, Wiltshire, England, Europe |
| Date of birth | 18 February 1609 |
| Place of death | Rouen, France, Europe |
| Date of death | 9 December 1674 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Baptism:
Dinton, Wiltshire, England, Europe (22 February 1609)
Burial:
Westminster Abbey, London, England, Europe (4 January 1675) |
| Occupation | Author; Statesman |
| Activity | Education:
Magdalen Hall, Oxford; BA (1626); Middle Temple
Career:
Called to the Bar (1633); Keeper of the Writs and Rolls of Common Pleas (1634); MP for Wootton Bassett (1640); MP for Saltash (1641-1642); wrote nearly all the 'Declarations' issued by the King (1642-1645); Privy Councillor (1643); Chancellor of the Exchequer for the King (1643-1660); One of the Prince of Wales's Council (1645); accompanied the Prince of Wales to the Scilly Isles and Jersey and joined him at The Hague (1648); went to Spain to raise money for Charles II (1649-1650); Secretary of State to Charles II in Paris (1652-1654); negotiated the King's Restoration (1660); Lord Chancellor (1658-1667); Chancellor of Oxford University (1660-1667); High Steward of Cambridge (1660); Member of the Council for Foreign Plantations (1660); Ranger of Whichwood Forest (1661); High Steward of Norwich Cathedral (1661-1670); conducted the negotiations which led to the sale of Dunkirk (1662); High Steward of Salisbury (1662); one of the eight Lords Proprietors to whom the Carolina Charter was granted (1663); Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (1663-1667), Wiltshire (1667); High Steward of Wodstock (1667); impeached and banished by the House of Commons (1667); spent the rest of his life in France, where he wrote his 'History of the Rebellion' and died of a stroke
Honours:
Kt 1643; Baron Hyde of Hindon 1660; Viscount Cornbury and Earl of Clarendon 1661 |
| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 08/02/1665 |
| Age at election | 45 |
| Relationships | Parents: Henry Hyde and Mary Langford
Married: 1) Anne Ayliffe; 2) Frances Aylesbury
Children: Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon (FRS 1684); Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester; Edward Hyde; James Hyde; Anne, Duchess of York; Frances Hyde
Additional relatives: son-in-law James, Duke of York [later James II] (FRS 1665) |
| PublishedWorks | RCN: 45587 |
| OtherInfo | His main work 'The History of the Rebellion', considered one of the most important histories of the English Civil Wars, initially defended Charles I, although later revisions included much more frank criticisms of Clarendon's contemporaries. Through his marriages, as well as his daughter's marriage, he developed close associations to high-standing figures and the royal family. Earlier in life, during his legal studies, he was associated with people such as Edmund Waller (FRS 1663) and Lord Falkland. |
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| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Foster; GEC; Aubrey; ODNB
Notes:
Foster gives date of death as 9 Dec 1675; GEC gives date as 19 Dec 1674 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/4940582 |
| Code | NA6564 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| IM/002357 | Hyde, Edward, 1st Earl of Clarendon | nd |