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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.
Earl of Clarendon is a title that has been created twice in British history, in 1661 and 1776. ... Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, ...
Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon, PC (1709 – 11 December 1786) was a British politician and diplomat from the Villiers family. Clarendon was the second son of William Villiers, 2nd Earl of Jersey , and his wife Judith Herne, daughter of Frederick Herne.
The life of Edward, earl of Clarendon, lord high chancellor of England. (2 vol 1911) online; Eustace, Timothy. "Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon," in Timothy Eustace, ed., Statesmen and Politicians of the Stuart Age (London, 1985). Finlayson, Michael G. "Clarendon, Providence, and the Historical Revolution," Albion (1990) 22#4 pp 607–632 in JSTOR
Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper Term of office Other peerage(s) Monarch (reign) Edward Hyde: 13 January 1658 30 August 1667 Baron Hyde in 1660 Earl of Clarendon in 1661 Charles II (1660–1685) Orlando Bridgeman [c] 31 August 1667 17 November 1672 — Anthony Ashley Cooper 1st Earl of Shaftesbury: 17 November 1672 9 November 1673 Heneage Finch ...
1st Earl of Clarendon (1709–1786) [Note 12] 14 June 1771 17 April 1782 Whig John Dunning 1st Baron Ashburton (1731–1783) 17 April 1782 29 August 1783 Whig Edward Smith-Stanley 12th Earl of Derby (1752–1834) 29 August 1783 31 December 1783 Whig Thomas Villiers 1st Earl of Clarendon (1709–1786) 31 December 1783 6 September 1786 Whig ...
George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon (12 January 1800 – 27 June 1870) was an English diplomat and statesman from the Villiers family. He served a succession of Whig and Liberal administrations.
Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon: 1667: Gilbert Sheldon: 1669: James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde: 1688: James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde: 1715: Charles Butler, 1st Earl of Arran: 1759: John Fane, 7th Earl of Westmorland: 1762: George Lee, 3rd Earl of Lichfield: 1772: Frederick North, Lord North (Earl of Guilford from 1790) 1792: William ...