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Earl Clarendon

Earl Clarendon is in Earldoms of England Alphabetically.

There have been two creations of Earl Clarendon:

1st. 20th April 1661. Edward Hyde 1st Earl Clarendon 1609-1674. Extinct. 10th December 1753.

2nd. 14th June 1776. Thomas Villiers 1st Earl Clarendon 1709-1786. Extant.

Earl Clarendon 1st Creation 1661

Summary

20th April 1661. Edward Hyde 1st Earl Clarendon created. See Coronation of Charles II.

9th December 1674. Son Henry Hyde 2nd Earl Clarendon succeeded.

31st October 1709. Son Edward Hyde 3rd Earl Clarendon succeeded.

31st March 1723. First Cousin Henry Hyde 2nd Earl Rochester 4th Earl Clarendon succeeded.

10th December 1753. Henry Hyde 2nd Earl Rochester 4th Earl Clarendon extinct.

On 20th April 1661 King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 30) created a number of new Baronets and Peers:

William Morice 1st Baronet (age 33) was created 1st Baronet Morice of Werrington in Devon. Gertrude Bampfylde Lady Morice by marriage Lady Morice of Werrington in Devon.

John Crew 1st Baron Crew (age 63) was created 1st Baron Crew of Stene in Northamptonshire. Jemima Waldegrave Baroness Crew (age 59) by marriage Baroness Crew of Stene in Northamptonshire.

Edward Hyde 1st Earl Clarendon (age 52) was created 1st Earl Clarendon at Westminster Abbey [Map] on the occasion of the Coronation Charles II. Frances Aylesbury Countess Clarendon (age 43) by marriage Countess Clarendon.

Oliver Fitzwilliam 1st Earl Tyrconnel (age 51) was created 1st Earl Tyrconnel. Eleanore Holles Countess Tyrconnel by marriage Countess Tyrconnel.

On 9th December 1674 Edward Hyde 1st Earl Clarendon (age 65) died at Rouen, France [Map]. His son Henry succeeded 2nd Earl Clarendon, 2nd Baron Hyde of Hindon in Wiltshire 1660. Flower Backhouse Countess Clarendon by marriage Countess Clarendon.

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

On 31st March 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.

On 10th December 1753 Henry Hyde 2nd Earl Rochester 4th Earl Clarendon (age 81) died without male issue. Earl Rochester and Earl Clarendon extinct.

Earl Clarendon 2nd Creation 1776

Summary

14th June 1776. Thomas Villiers 1st Earl Clarendon created.

11th December 1786. Son Thomas Villiers 2nd Earl Clarendon succeeded.

7th March 1824. Brother John Villiers 3rd Earl Clarendon succeeded.

22nd December 1838. Nephew George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon succeeded.

27th June 1870. Son Edward Villiers 5th Earl Clarendon succeeded.

2nd October 1914. Son George Herbert Hyde Villiers 6th Earl Clarendon succeeded.

13th December 1955. Grandson George Frederick Laurence Hyde Villiers 7th Earl Clarendon succeeded.

4th July 2009. Son George Edward Laurence Villiers 8th Earl Clarendon succeeded.

On 14th June 1776 Thomas Villiers 1st Earl Clarendon (age 66) was created 1st Earl Clarendon. Charlotte Capell Countess Clarendon by marriage Countess Clarendon.

On 11th December 1786 Thomas Villiers 1st Earl Clarendon (age 77) died. His son Thomas (age 32) succeeded 2nd Earl Clarendon, 2nd Baron Hyde of Hindon in Wiltshire 1756.

On 7th March 1824 Thomas Villiers 2nd Earl Clarendon (age 70) died. His brother John (age 66) succeeded 3rd Earl Clarendon, 3rd Baron Hyde of Hindon in Wiltshire 1756. Maria Forbes Countess Clarendon (age 63) by marriage Countess Clarendon.

On 22nd December 1838 John Villiers 3rd Earl Clarendon (age 81) died. His nephew George (age 38) succeeded 4th Earl Clarendon, 4th Baron Hyde of Hindon in Wiltshire 1756.

On 3rd July 1839 George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 39) and Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon (age 29) were married. She by marriage Countess Clarendon. She the daughter of James Walter Grimston 1st Earl Verulam (age 63) and Charlotte Jenkinson Countess Verulam.

All About History Books

The Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke. Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson. Available at Amazon in eBook and Paperback.

On 27th June 1870 George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon (age 70) died. His son Edward (age 24) succeeded 5th Earl Clarendon, 5th Baron Hyde of Hindon in Wiltshire 1756.

On 6th September 1876 Edward Villiers 5th Earl Clarendon (age 30) and Caroline Elizabeth Agar Countess Clarendon (age 19) were married at Harbridge, Someroy. She by marriage Countess Clarendon. She the daughter of James Charles Agar 3rd Earl Normanton (age 57) and Caroline Susan Augusta Barrington Countess Normanton (age 41). He the son of George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon and Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon. They were sixth cousins. She a great x 5 granddaughter of King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland.

On 5th August 1908 Edward Villiers 5th Earl Clarendon (age 62) and Emma Hatch (age 53) were married at the Chapel Royal, St James's Palace. She by marriage Countess Clarendon. He the son of George William Villiers 4th Earl Clarendon and Katherine Grimston Countess Clarendon.

On 2nd October 1914 Edward Villiers 5th Earl Clarendon (age 68) died at The Grove, Watford [Map]. His son George (age 37) succeeded 6th Earl Clarendon, 6th Baron Hyde of Hindon in Wiltshire 1756. Adeline Verena Ishbel Cocks Countess of Clarendon (age 28) by marriage Countess Clarendon.

On 13th December 1955 George Herbert Hyde Villiers 6th Earl Clarendon (age 78) died. His grandson George (age 22) succeeded 7th Earl Clarendon, 7th Baron Hyde of Hindon in Wiltshire 1756.

On 4th July 2009 George Frederick Laurence Hyde Villiers 7th Earl Clarendon (age 76) died. His son George (age 33) succeeded 8th Earl Clarendon, 8th Baron Hyde of Hindon in Wiltshire 1756.