James Butler, Duke of Ormonde
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His Grace The Duke of Ormonde PC |
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The Duke of Ormonde, by William Wissing (c. 1680–1685).
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| Chancellor of the University of Oxford | |
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In office 4 August 1669 – 1688 |
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| Preceded by | Gilbert Sheldon |
| Succeeded by | 2nd Duke of Ormonde |
| Lord High Steward | |
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In office 29 May 1660 – 13 February 1689 |
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| Monarch |
Charles II, James II |
| Preceded by | 1st Duke of Richmond |
| Succeeded by | 1st Duke of Devonshire |
| Lord Lieutenant of Ireland | |
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In office 24 May 1677 – 24 February 1685 |
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| Monarch | Charles II |
| Preceded by | 1st Earl of Essex |
| Succeeded by | 2nd Earl of Claredon |
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In office 21 February 1662 – 7 February 1668 |
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| Monarch | Charles II |
| Preceded by | 1st Duke of Albemarle |
| Succeeded by | 6th Earl of Ossory |
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In office 30 September 1648 – 22 June 1649 |
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| Monarch | Charles I |
| Preceded by | Viscount Lisle |
| Succeeded by | Oliver Cromwell |
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In office 13 November 1643 – 9 April 1646 |
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| Monarch | Charles I |
| Preceded by | 2nd Earl of Leicester |
| Succeeded by | Viscount Lisle |
| Personal details | |
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19 October 1610 Clerkenwell, London, England |
| Died | 21 July 1688 (aged 77) Kingston Lacy, Dorset, England |
| Resting place | Westminster Abbey, London |
| Political party | Cavalier |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Preston, Baroness Dingwall (m. 1630–84); her death |
| Children | 7 children |
| Education | Trinity College |
| Profession | Soldier, official |
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 English Army Irish Confederates
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| Years of service | 1639–1651 |
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| Unit | 11th Bersaglieri Regiment |
| Battles/wars |
Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1639—1651) |
Wars of the Three Kingdoms (1639—1651)
Lieut.-Gen. Sir James FitzThomas Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, 1st Marquess of Ormond, 12th Earl of Ormond, 5th Earl of Ossory, 4th Viscount Thurles, 1st Baron Butler of Llanthony, 1st Earl of Brecknock KG, PC (19 October 1610 – 21 July 1688) was an Anglo-Irish statesman and soldier, known as Earl of Ormond from 1634 to 1642 and Marquess of Ormond from 1642 to 1661. Following the failure of the senior line of the Butler family, he was the second of the Kilcash branch to inherit the earldom. His friend, the 1st Earl of Strafford, caused him to be appointed the commander of the Cavalier forces in Ireland. From 1641 to 1647, he led the fighting against the Irish Catholic Confederation. From 1649 to 1650 he was the leading commander of the Royalist forces in the fight against the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland. In the 1650s he lived in exile in Europe with King Charles II of England. Upon the restoration of Charles to the throne in 1660, Ormonde became a major figure in English and Irish politics, holding many high government offices.
James Butler was the eldest son of Thomas Butler, Viscount Thurles and of Elizabeth, Lady Thurles, daughter of Sir John Poyntz of Iron Acton in Gloucestershire. His sister Elizabeth married Nicholas Purcell, 13th Baron of Loughmoe. James's paternal grandfather was Walter Butler, 11th Earl of Ormond. He was born at Clerkenwell, London, 19 October 1610, in the house of his maternal grandfather, Sir John Poyntz. Shortly after his birth, his parents returned to Ireland. The Butlers of Ormonde were an Old English dynasty who had dominated the southeast of Ireland since the Middle Ages.
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