Biography of Bridget Hyde Duchess Leeds 1662-1734

In 1625 [her grandfather] Nicholas Hyde 1st Baronet (age 64) died. His son [her father] Thomas Hyde 2nd Baronet succeeded 2nd Baronet Hyde of Albury in Hertfordshire.

Around 1662 Bridget Hyde Duchess Leeds was born to Thomas Hyde 2nd Baronet.

In 1665 [her father] Thomas Hyde 2nd Baronet died. Baronet Hyde of Albury in Hertfordshire extinct

On 01 Jul 1674 James Herbert (age 14) and [her future sister-in-law] Catherine Osborne (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds (age 42) and Bridget Bertie Duchess Leeds 1629-1704 (age 45). They were third cousin once removed.

Before 13 Apr 1678Robert Coke (age 24) and [her future sister-in-law] Anne Osborne (age 21) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds (age 46) and Bridget Bertie Duchess Leeds 1629-1704 (age 49).

On 22 May 1678 Charles Granville 2nd Earl Bath (age 16) and [her future sister-in-law] Martha Osborne (age 14) were married. She the daughter of Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds (age 46) and Bridget Bertie Duchess Leeds 1629-1704 (age 49). He the son of John Granville 1st Earl Bath (age 49) and Jane Wyche.

On 25 Apr 1682 Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds (age 23) and Bridget Hyde Duchess Leeds (age 20) were married. He the son of Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds (age 50) and Bridget Bertie Duchess Leeds 1629-1704 (age 53).

Evelyn's Diary. 07 Dec 1683. I went to the Tower, and visited the [her father-in-law] Earl of Danby (age 51), the late Lord High Treasurer, who had ben imprison'd four years: he receiv'd me with greate kindnesse. I dined with him, and staied till night. We had discourse of many things, his [her mother-in-law] Lady (age 54) railing sufficiently at the keeping her husband so long in prison. Here I saluted the [her husband] Lord Dunblaine's (age 24) wife (age 21), who before had ben married to Emerton, and about whom there was that scandalous businesse before ye delegates.

On 14 Aug 1688 [her daughter] Mary Osborne Duchess Beaufort 1688-1722 was born to [her husband] Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds (age 29) and Bridget Hyde Duchess Leeds (age 26).

Before 16 Feb 1689 [her brother-in-law] Edward Osborne (age 34) and Elizabeth Bennett were married. He the son of Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds (age 56) and Bridget Bertie Duchess Leeds 1629-1704 (age 60).

Around 16 Feb 1689 [her brother-in-law] Edward Osborne (age 34) died.

On 11 Sep 1689 [her sister-in-law] Martha Osborne (age 25) died.

In 1690 [her son] William Henry Osborne was born to [her husband] Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds (age 31) and Bridget Hyde Duchess Leeds (age 28).

On 11 Nov 1691 [her son] Peregrine Osborne 3rd Duke Leeds was born to [her husband] Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds (age 32) and Bridget Hyde Duchess Leeds (age 29).

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Before 1698 William Fermor 1st Baron Leominster (age 49) and [her sister-in-law] Sophia Osborne Baroness Leominster (age 36) were married. She by marriage Baroness Leominster. She the daughter of Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds (age 65) and Bridget Bertie Duchess Leeds 1629-1704 (age 68). They were second cousins.

In 1708 [her sister-in-law] Catherine Osborne (age 55) died.

1711 Smallpox Epidemic

In 1711 [her son] William Henry Osborne (age 21) died of smallpox in Utrecht.

On 14 Sep 1711 [her son-in-law] Henry Somerset 2nd Duke Beaufort (age 27) and [her daughter] Mary Osborne Duchess Beaufort 1688-1722 (age 23) were married. She by marriage Duchess Beaufort. She the daughter of Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds (age 52) and (age 49).

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On 26 Jul 1712 [her father-in-law] Thomas Osborne 1st Duke Leeds (age 80) died. His son [her husband] Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds (age 53) succeeded 2nd Duke Leeds, 2nd Earl of Danby, 2nd Viscount Osborne, 2nd Viscount Latimer, 2nd Baron Osborne of Kinderton, 3rd Baronet Osborne of Kiveton. Bridget Hyde Duchess Leeds (age 50) by marriage Duchess Leeds.

On 16 Dec 1712 [her son] Peregrine Osborne 3rd Duke Leeds (age 21) and [her daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Harley (age 23) were married. She the daughter of Robert Harley 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer (age 51) and Elizabeth Foley Countess of Oxford and Mortimer. He the son of Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds (age 53) and (age 50).

On 17 Sep 1719 [her son] Peregrine Osborne 3rd Duke Leeds (age 27) and [her daughter-in-law] Anne Seymour Duchess Leeds 1709-1722 (age 10) were married. She the daughter of Charles Seymour 6th Duke Somerset (age 57) and Elizabeth Percy Duchess Somerset (age 52). He the son of Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds (age 60) and (age 57).

In 1722 [her sister-in-law] Anne Osborne (age 65) died.

On 25 Jun 1729 [her husband] Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds (age 70) died. His son [her son] Peregrine Osborne 3rd Duke Leeds (age 37) succeeded 3rd Duke Leeds, 3rd Earl of Danby, 3rd Viscount Osborne, 3rd Viscount Latimer, 3rd Baron Osborne of Kinderton, 4th Baronet Osborne of Kiveton. [her former daughter-in-law] Anne Seymour Duchess Leeds 1709-1722 by marriage Duchess Leeds.

On 08 Mar 1734 Bridget Hyde Duchess Leeds (age 72) died.

[her daughter] Bridget Osborne was born to Peregrine Osborne 2nd Duke Leeds and Bridget Hyde Duchess Leeds.

Ancestors of Bridget Hyde Duchess Leeds 1662-1734

GrandFather: Nicholas Hyde 1st Baronet

Father: Thomas Hyde 2nd Baronet