Person    | Male  Born 18/2/1609  Died 9/12/1674

Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon

Categories: Politics & Administration

Countries: France

Born Wiltshire. His daughter, Anne married the Duke of York, who eventually became James II. His son was Henry.

Close to Charles II even before the Restoration he was appointed his Chancellor of the Exchequer but by 1667 he had lost favour and retreated to France, where he died, at Rouen.

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