Daily entries from the 17th century London diary
Mother of Anne Hyde, Duchess of York, and daughter of Anne Aylesbury.
Frances Hyde, Countess of Clarendon (or Frances Aylesbury) - (August 1617 – 8 August 1667), was an English peeress and the mother-in-law of James II of England (James II & VII) and grandmother of Queen Mary II and Queen Anne.
Baptised on 25 August 1617, Frances Aylesbury was the daughter and eventual sole heiress of Sir Thomas Aylesbury, 1st Baronet and his wife Anne Denman.
On 10 July 1634, she became the second wife of Edward Hyde, who was later created Baron Hyde in 1660 and Earl of Clarendon in 1661. They had six children:
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| Name | Clarendon, Frances Hyde, Countess of |
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| Date of birth | 1617 |
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| Date of death | 8 August 1667 |
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Wife of Edward, the Lord Chancellor, http://www.pepysdiary.com/p/804.php and mother of Anne, the Duchess of York http://www.pepysdiary.com/p/1402.php