Earl of Clarendon
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The title Earl of Clarendon was created in 1776 for the politician and diplomat Thomas Villiers, second son of William Villiers, 2nd Earl of Jersey.
Previously, in 1661, the title was created, with the Viscountcy of Cornbury, for Edward Hyde, who had been created Baron Hyde of Hindon the year before, but all three titles became extinct at the death of the fourth Earl, there being no male heirs remaining. It was again bestowed upon Thomas Villiers, the husband of the last Earl's granddaughter, in 1776. As heirs male of the Earl of Jersey they are in distant remainder to this title.
Lord Clarendon's only subsidiary title is Baron Hyde, of Hindon in the County of Wiltshire, created in 1756. The title is used as a courtesy title for Lord Clarendon's eldest son, who is styled Lord Hyde.
The family seat is Holywell House, near Bishop's Waltham, Hampshire.
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[edit] Earls of Clarendon, first Creation (1661)
- Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609-1674)
- Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon (1638-1709)
- Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon (1661-1723)
- Henry Hyde, 4th Earl of Clarendon, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1672-1753)
[edit] Earls of Clarendon, second Creation (1776)
- Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1709-1786)
- Thomas Villiers, 2nd Earl of Clarendon (1753-1824)
- John Charles Villiers, 3rd Earl of Clarendon (1757-1838)
- George William Frederick Villiers, 4th Earl of Clarendon (1800-1870)
- Edward Hyde Villiers, 5th Earl of Clarendon (1846-1914)
- George Herbert Hyde Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon (1877-1955)
- George Frederick Laurence Hyde Villiers, 7th Earl of Clarendon (b. 1933)
Heir Apparent: George Edward Laurence Villiers, Lord Hyde (b. 1976)
[edit] Bibliography
Catalogue of the Portraits in the Collection of the Earl of Clarendon, by Robin Gibson, Paul Mellon Centre, 1977
