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Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon

1609 - 1674

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Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (18 February 1609 – 9 December 1674) was an English statesman, lawyer, diplomat and historian who served as chief adviser to Charles I during the First English Civil War, and Lord Chancellor to Charles II from 1660 to 1667. Hyde largely avoided involvement in the political disputes of the 1630s until elected to the Long Parliament in November 1640. Like many moderates he felt attempts by Charles I to rule without Parliament had gone too far, but by 1642 felt Parliament's leaders were, in turn, seeking too much power. A devout believer in an Episcopalian Church of England, his opposition to Puritan attempts to reform it drove much of his policy over the next two decades. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon is the 13,638th most popular politician (down from 13,043rd in 2024), the 3,310th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,922nd in 2019) and the 461st most popular British Politician.

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Among politicians, Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon ranks 13,638 out of 19,576. Before him are Robin Cook, Michel Martelly, William Wain Prior, Alexander Rueb, Anna Harrison, and William Cohen. After him are Mohammad Natsir, Bhimsen Thapa, Igor Matovič, Marty Walsh, Ayna Sultanova, and Leon Schlumpf.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1609, Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon ranks 19. Before him are Kâtip Çelebi, Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi, Maria Gonzaga, Duchess of Montferrat, Pierre-Paul Riquet, Paul Fleming, and Jean Rotrou. After him are Gerrard Winstanley, Robert Moray, and John Suckling. Among people deceased in 1674, Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon ranks 20. Before him are Matthias Weckmann, Ebba Brahe, Johannes Lingelbach, Kanō Tan'yū, Pieter Boel, and Hu Zhengyan. After him are Karel Škréta, Robert Herrick, and Thomas Traherne.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon ranks 3,311 out of 8,785. Before him are Robin Cook (1946), Eddie Owen (1886), Leonard Whiting (1950), John Anderson (1833), Billy Meredith (1874), and Lydia Becker (1827). After him are James Allen (1864), Matthew Hopkins (1620), John Gower (1330), Warren Clarke (1947), Eliza Acton (1799), and Jeremy Bulloch (1945).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon ranks 461. Before him are William Huskisson (1770), Constance Markievicz (1868), Enoch Powell (1912), Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk (1443), Princess Louisa of Great Britain (1749), and Robin Cook (1946). After him are Matthew Hopkins (1620), Elizabeth Fry (1780), Geoffrey Howe (1926), Herbert Lawford (1851), George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758), and Ian Paisley (1926).

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