Earl of Clarendon
Earl of Clarendon is a hereditary British title in the Peerage of Great Britain . It had previously been awarded once in the Peerage of England .
The Earls family residence is Holywell House near Bishop's Waltham in Hampshire .
Awards and subordinate titles
The first award took place on April 20, 1661 in the Peerage of England to the English statesman and historian Edward Hyde, 1st Baron Hyde . Along with the earliest title, he was given the subordinate title Viscount Cornbury . Already on November 3, 1660, he had been awarded the title Baron Hyde , of Hindon, also in the Peerage of England . With the death of the fourth earl in 1753, however, these titles lapsed again as he had no male heir.
In the second award, the earl title was newly created on June 14, 1776 in the Peerage of Great Britain for Thomas Villiers, 1st Baron Hyde . He was the husband of the fourth earl's granddaughter, came from the noble Villiers family and had already been raised to Baron Hyde , of Hindon in the County of Wiltshire on June 3, 1756 . The latter title, which belongs to the Peerage of Great Britain, is used as a courtesy title by the earl's eldest son.
Further titles of the relationship
Thomas Villiers, 1st Earl of Clarendon was the second son of William Villiers, 2nd Earl of Jersey . The Earls of Clarendon are therefore also in the line of succession for the title Earl of Jersey .
List of the Earls of Clarendon
Earl of Clarendon, first bestowal (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)
Earl of Clarendon, second bestowal (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 (1933–2009)
- George Edward Laurence Villiers, 8th Earl of Clarendon (* 1976)
Estimated heir ( Heir apparent ) is the son of the current Earl, George Edward James Villiers, Lord Hyde (* 2008).
literature
- Charles Kidd: Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage. Debrett's Ltd, London 2014, ISBN 0-9929348-2-6 .
Web links
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page
- Clarendon, Earl of (E, 1661-1753) at Cracroft's Peerage
- Clarendon, Earl of (GB, 1776) at Cracroft's Peerage