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| − | [[occupation:: | + | 2nd son of [[family::Edward Hyde]], 1st [[personal title::Earl of Clarendon]] ([[date of birth::1609]]-[[date of death::1674]]). [[occupation::MP]] for [[location::Newport]] in 1660, [[organisations::University of Oxford|Oxford University]] in 1661 and [[location::Wootton Bassett]] in 1679. Made [[occupation::Master of the Robes]] in 1662 and held this post until 1678. In 1676, Charles II appointed him [[occupation::ambassador-extraordinary]] to the [[associates::John Sobieski|king]] of [[location::Poland]]. |
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Revision as of 07:11, 28 May 2020
Laurence HYDE, 1st Earl of Rochester 1642-1711
Biographical Note
2nd son of Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609-1674). MP for Newport in 1660, Oxford University in 1661 and Wootton Bassett in 1679. Made Master of the Robes in 1662 and held this post until 1678. In 1676, Charles II appointed him ambassador-extraordinary to the king of Poland.
Characteristic Markings
Used an engraved armorial bookplate.
Sources
- Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.*106.
- Speck, W. A. "Hyde, Laurence, first earl of Rochester (bap. 1642, d. 1711), politician." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.