Biography of Edward Hyde 3rd Earl Clarendon 1661-1723

In 1660 [his father] Henry Hyde 2nd Earl Clarendon and [his mother] Theodosia Capell were married. She died a year later. He the son of [his grandfather] Edward Hyde 1st Earl Clarendon (age 50) and [his grandmother] Frances Aylesbury Countess Clarendon (age 42).

On 28 Nov 1661 Edward Hyde 3rd Earl Clarendon was born to Henry Hyde 2nd Earl Clarendon and Theodosia Capell.

On or after 28 Nov 1661 [his mother] Theodosia Capell died.

John Evelyn's Diary. 08 May 1667. Made up accounts with our Receiver, which amounted to £33,936 1s. 4d. Dined at Lord Cornbury's (age 5), with Don Francisco de Melos, Portugal Ambassador, and kindred to the Queen (age 28): Of the party were Mr. Henry Jermyn (age 62) and Sir [his uncle] Henry Capel (age 29). Afterward I went to Arundel House [Map], to salute Mr. Howard's sons, newly returned out of France.

On 19 Oct 1670 [his father] Henry Hyde 2nd Earl Clarendon and [his step-mother] Flower Backhouse Countess Clarendon were married. She being the sole heir of her father William Backhouse brought Swallowfield House, Berkshire to the marriage which Henry had rebuilt. He the son of [his grandfather] Edward Hyde 1st Earl Clarendon (age 61) and [his grandmother] Frances Aylesbury Countess Clarendon.

John Evelyn's Diary. 10 Jun 1673. Came to visit and dine with me my Lord Viscount Cornbury (age 11) and his [his future wife] Lady (age 10); Lady [his aunt] Frances Hyde, sister to the Duchess of York; and Mrs. Dorothy Howard (age 22), Maid of Honour [Note. Dorothy Howard and Colonel James Graham (age 24) were married in 1675 - may be an example of Evelyn writing his diary retrospectively she being referred to as 'Mrs' although possibly the term was used irrecspective of marriage - see John Evelyn's Diary 9th October 1671]. We went, after dinner, to see the formal and formidable camp on Blackheath, Greenwich [Map], raised to invade Holland; or, as others suspected for another design. Thence, to the Italian glass-house at Greenwich, Kent [Map], where glass was blown of finer metal than that of Murano [Map], at Venice.

On 10 Jul 1685 Edward Hyde 3rd Earl Clarendon (age 23) and Katherine O'Brien (age 22) were married. He the son of Henry Hyde 2nd Earl Clarendon and Theodosia Capell.

John Evelyn's Diary. 27 Oct 1685. I was invited to dine at Sir Ste. Fox's (age 58) with my [his father] Lord Lieutenant, where was such a dinner for variety of all things as I had seldome seene, and it was so for the trial of a master cooke whom Sir Stephen had recommended to go with his Lordship Into Ireland; there were all ye dainties not onely of the season, but of what art could add, venison, plaine solid meate, fowle, bak'd and boil'd meates, banquet [desert], &c. in exceeding plenty and exquisitely dress'd. There also din'd my Lord Ossory (age 20) and Lady (the Duke of Beaufort's daughter) (age 21), my Lady Treasurer, Lord Cornbery (age 23), &c.

John Evelyn's Diary. 15 Aug 1687. I went to visit [his father] Lord Clarendon at Swallowfield, where was my Lord Cornbury (age 25) just arrived from Denmark, whither he had accompanied the Prince of Denmark (age 34) two months before, and now come back. The miserable tyranny under which that nation lives, he related to us; the King keeps them under an army of 40,000 men, all Germans, he not daring to trust his own subjects. Notwithstanding this, the Danes are exceedingly proud, the country very poor and miserable.

On 09 Nov 1695 [his daughter] Theodosia Hyde was born to Edward Hyde 3rd Earl Clarendon (age 33) and [his wife] Katherine O'Brien (age 32).

In 1697 [his daughter] Mary Hyde died.

On 11 Aug 1706 [his wife] Katherine O'Brien (age 43) died at New York. She was buried at Trinity Church, New York. Her son [his son] Edward succeeded 9th Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.

On 31 Oct 1709 [his father] Henry Hyde 2nd Earl Clarendon died. His son Edward (age 47) succeeded 3rd Earl Clarendon, 3rd Baron Hyde of Hindon in Wiltshire 1660.

In Feb 1713 [his son] Edward Hyde 9th Baron Clifton died. His sister [his daughter] Theodosia (age 17) succeeded 10th Baroness Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.

In Aug 1713 [his son-in-law] John Bligh 1st Earl Darnley (age 26) and [his daughter] Theodosia Hyde (age 17) were married. She the daughter of Edward Hyde 3rd Earl Clarendon (age 51) and [his former wife] Katherine O'Brien.

On 30 Jul 1722 [his daughter] Theodosia Hyde (age 26) died in childbirth. Her son [his grandson] Edward (age 7) succeeded 11th Baron Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in Huntingdonshire.

On 31 Mar 1723 Edward Hyde 3rd Earl Clarendon (age 61) died. His first cousin Henry (age 50) succeeded 4th Earl Clarendon, 4th Baron Hyde of Hindon in Wiltshire 1660. Jane Leveson-Gower Countess Rochester and Clarendon by marriage Countess Clarendon.

[his son] Edward Hyde 9th Baron Clifton was born to Edward Hyde 3rd Earl Clarendon and Katherine O'Brien.

[his daughter] Mary Hyde was born to Edward Hyde 3rd Earl Clarendon and Katherine O'Brien.

[his daughter] Catherine Hyde was born to Edward Hyde 3rd Earl Clarendon and Katherine O'Brien.