Henry Hyde, (1638-1709), was the son of Edward Hyde, the 1st Earl of Clarendon, and his wife Frances Aylesbury. After his father was banished, he opposed the court party. In 1674, he succeeded to his father's title as 2nd Earl of Clarendon. In 1685, Clarendon's brother-in-law, King James II, appointed him Lord Privy Seal. A few months later, he was made Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland. In 1687, Clarendon and his brother, the Earl of Rochester, fell from the king's favor and were dismissed. Events March 29 - Swedish colonists establish first settlement in Delaware, called New Sweden. ... Events January 12 - Two-month freezing period begins in France - The coast of the Atlantic and Seine River freeze, crops fail and at least 24. ... Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (February 18, 1609 - December 9, 1674), English historian and statesman. ... The title Earl of Clarendon was created in 1776 for Thomas Villiers. ... Events February 19 - England and the Netherlands sign the Treaty of Westminster. ... Events February 6 - James Stuart, Duke of York becomes King James II of England and Ireland and King James VII of Scotland. ... James II of England and VII of Scotland (14 October 1633–16 September 1701) became King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 6 February 1685. ... The Lord Privy Seal or Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal is one of the traditional sinecure offices in the British Cabinet. ... The Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (also known as the Viceroy or in the Middle Ages as the Lord Deputy) was the head of Englands (pre-1707) or Britains (post 1707) administration in Ireland. ... Events March 19 - The men under explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle murder him while searching for the mouth of the Mississippi River. ...

In December 1688, he and Rochester joined the party of William of Orange during the Revolution of 1688. The next year, however, Clarendon refused to take an oath to William, and was imprisoned as a Jacobite for six months. He died in 1709, and his son, Edward, Lord Cornbury, inherited his title. His papers were published in 1828 as The Clarendon Papers. Events A high-powered conspiracy of notables, the Immortal Seven, invite William and Mary to depose James II of England. ... William III and II (14 November 1650–8 March 1702; also known as William Henry and William of Orange) was a Dutch Prince of Orange from his birth, King of England and Ireland from 13 February 1689, and King of Scotland from 11 April 1689, in each case until his... The term Glorious Revolution refers to the generally popular overthrow of James II of England in 1688. ... Jacobite refers to: A follower of Jacobitism, the political movement dedicated to the return of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England and Scotland A member of the Jacobite Orthodox Church of Syria. ... Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon, also known by the courtesy title of Lord Cornbury (November 28, 1661 - March 31, 1723) was Governor of New York and New Jersey and perhaps best known for being that which he never was: Americas first transvestite governor. ... 1828 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...