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Anne Hyde (12 March 1637 – 31 March 1671) was the first wife of James, Duke of York, who later became King James II and VII. Anne was the daughter of a member of the English gentry— Edward Hyde (later created Earl of Clarendon)—and met her future husband when they were both living in exile in the Netherlands.
Mar 5, 2012 · Summary. T he mother of Queen Mary and Queen Anne was herself a subject, the daughter of the celebrated Lord Clarendon, and was born in 1638. She was maid of honour to the Princess of Orange during the exile of the family of Charles I., and was in Paris with her royal mistress when the Duke of York first met and loved her.
Mar 31, 2022 · Anne Hyde was the wife of James, duke of York, and the mother of two future kings. Learn how she influenced her husband's political and religious views, and why she is often overlooked in history.
Mar 12, 2013 · Anne Hyde, daughter of the Earl of Clarendon and Frances Aylesbury, was born on this day 12 March, 1637. Some people think that our current Duchess of Cambridge, the lovely Catherine, is the first commoner to have married an heir to the throne.
Anne Hyde (1637–1671) was the wife of James, duke of York, and the mother of two queens of England. Learn about her life, marriage, children, and legacy from various Oxford Reference entries.
Born in 1665, the younger daughter of James VII and II by his first wife, Anne Hyde, Queen Anne inherited the throne in 1702.
Anne Hyde was the eldest daughter of Edward Hyde, 1st earl of Clarendon, and the secret wife of James, duke of York, later James II. She gave birth to two English queens, Mary II and Anne, who ruled jointly from 1689 to 1694.
