Anne Hyde (12 March 1637 – 31 March 1671) [2] [a] 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.

Jan 11, 2019 · Anne Hyde was a most unlikely wife for James Stuart, heir to his brother Charles II, King of England. Her marriage was a scandal for the Stuart family at the time due to her being born a commoner. But it turned out to be a love match and her two daughters ruled as queens.

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, the first wife of James, Duke of York, later King James II of England, died before her husband became king. She was born on March 12, 1637, at Cranbourne Lodge in Windsor, England.

Jun 26, 2017 · Anne Hyde was born on 12 March 1637 as the daughter of Frances Aylesbury and Edward Hyde, later created Earl of Clarendon. She was born in Cranborne Lodge in Windsor Park, the home of her grandfather.

Lady Anne Hyde, Duchess of York (22 March 1638 – 31 March 1671) was the first wife of James, Duke of York (the future King James II of England and VII of Scotland). She was also and the mother of two queens, Mary II of England and Scotland and Anne of Great Britain .

Apr 11, 2025 · Anne Hyde (12 March 1637 – 31 March 1671) [2] [a] 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.

Anne Hyde, Duchess of York is often remembered for her marriage to King James II. Their marriage was controversial, with a baby conceived out of wedlock, financial trouble, and infidelity.

Feb 1, 2017 · Anne Hyde is professor of history at the University of Oklahoma. She works on race, Indigenous America, and the US West. Her most recent books include Born of Lakes and Plains: Mixed-Descent Peoples and the Making of the American West (Norton 2022) and Empires, Nations, and Families: A New History of…

Anne Hyde, the daughter of Edward Hyde, Earl of Clarendon and Charles IIs Chancellor, was the first wife of the Duke of York, later James II. She met the duke in 1656 when maid of honour to his sister, Princess Mary of Orange, and married him in 1660, after becoming pregnant.