Lawrence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester
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The Right Honourable The Earl of Rochester KG PC |
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Laurence Hyde, Earl of Rochester, by Willem Wissing (c. 1685–1687).
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| First Lord of the Treasury | |
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In office 1679–1684 |
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| Monarch | Charles II |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Essex |
| Succeeded by | The Lord Godolphin |
| Lord President of the Council | |
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In office 24 August 1684 – 18 February 1685 |
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| Monarch |
Charles II James II |
| Preceded by | The Earl of Radnor |
| Succeeded by | The Marquess of Halifax |
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In office 21 September 1710 – 13 June 1711 |
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| Monarch | Anne |
| Preceded by | Lord Somers |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Buckingham and Normanby |
| Lord High Treasurer | |
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In office 1685–1686 |
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| Monarch | James II |
| Preceded by | |
| Succeeded by |
The Lord Belasyse
as Lord High Treasurer Commission |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | |
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In office 1700–1703 |
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| Monarch |
William III Anne |
| Preceded by | Lords Justices |
| Succeeded by | The Duke of Ormonde |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 1642 England |
| Died | 2 May 1711 London, England |
| Resting place | Westminster Abbey |
| Political party | Tory |
| Children | Henry Hyde, Anne Hyde, Mary Hyde, Henrietta Hyde |
| Religion | Anglican |
Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, KG, PC (March 1642 – 2 May 1711) was an English statesman and writer. He was originally a supporter of James II but later supported the Glorious Revolution in 1688. He held high office under Queen Anne, who was his sister's daughter, but their frequent disagreements limited his influence.
The second son of Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon and his second wife, Frances Aylesbury, Hyde was a near contemporary of King Charles II of England. He was baptized at St Margaret's, Westminster on 15 March 1642.
Following the Restoration, he sat as member of parliament, first for Newport, Cornwall and later for the University of Oxford, from 1660 to 1679.
In 1661, he was sent on a complimentary embassy to Louis XIV of France, while he held the court post of Master of the Robes from 1662 to 1675.
Having returned to England, he entered the new parliament, which met early in 1679, as member for Wootton Bassett; in November 1679 he was appointed First Lord of the Treasury, and for a few years he was the principal adviser of Charles II. Hyde was an opponent of the Exclusion Bill that would have prevented James, Duke of York from acceding to the throne.
He was created Earl of Rochester, Viscount Hyde of Kenilworth, and Baron Wotton Basset on 29 November 1682. Compelled to join in arranging the treaty of 1681, by which Louis XIV agreed to pay a subsidy to Charles, he was simultaneously imploring William, Prince of Orange, to save Europe from the ambitions of the French monarch.
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