James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond

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James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, was a prominent 17th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman, soldier, and statesman who played a leading role in Royalist politics and military campaigns in Ireland during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and the Restoration era.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglo-Irish person
human
nobleman
soldier
statesman
allegiance House of Stuart
Royalists
birthDate 1610-10-19
birthPlace Clerkenwell
London
linked to: London, England
burialPlace Westminster Abbey
child John Butler, 1st Earl of Gowran
Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Arran
Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Ireland
deathDate 1688-07-21
deathPlace King Street
St. James's, London
linked to: St James's
era 17th century
familyName Butler
father Thomas Butler, Viscount Thurles
givenName James
memberOf House of Butler
militaryRank general
mother Elizabeth Poyntz
nobleTitle 1st Duke of Ormond
Duke of Ormond
Earl of Ormond
Marquess of Ormond
linked to: Marquess of Ormonde
notableFor leading Royalist politics in Ireland
role in the Restoration era in Ireland
notableWork Role in the Restoration settlement in Ireland
Role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms in Ireland
Royalist command in the Irish Confederate Wars
participatedIn English Civil War
Irish Confederate Wars
Wars of the Three Kingdoms
positionHeld Chancellor of the University of Oxford
Commander of Royalist forces in Ireland
Lord High Steward of England
linked to: Lord High Steward

Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
religion Anglicanism
residence Dublin Castle
Kilkenny Castle
Whitehall, London
linked to: City of Westminster
spouse Elizabeth Preston, 2nd Lady Dingwall
supported Charles I of England
Charles II of England

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Irish Confederate Wars commander James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
Irish Rebellion of 1641 hasKeyFigure James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
Royalist–Confederate alliance phase hasKeyFigure James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond nobleTitle Duke of Ormond
linked to: James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond nobleTitle 1st Duke of Ormond
linked to: James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
Butler hasNotableBearer James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
House of Butler notableMember James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
Elizabeth Preston, 2nd Lady Dingwall spouse James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
Elizabeth Preston, 2nd Lady Dingwall spouse James Butler, 12th Earl of Ormond
linked to: James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
Elizabeth Poyntz motherOf James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
Elizabeth Poyntz notableRelative James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
Ormondist faction within Confederate Ireland supported James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
Ormondist faction within Confederate Ireland usedDiplomaticChannel Marquis of Ormond
linked to: James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
Ormondist faction within Confederate Ireland hasLeader James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
Earl of Ormond notableHolder James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde
linked to: James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
Battle of Rathmines commander James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
Battle of Rathmines commanderSide James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond – Royalist
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Thomas Butler, Viscount Thurles child James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
Thomas Butler, Viscount Thurles notableRelative James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Arran father James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Arran notableFamilyMember James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
John Butler, 1st Earl of Gowran father James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
John Butler, 1st Earl of Gowran notable family member James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
Cromwellian conquest of Ireland opposingCommander James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
Butler family notableMember James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde
linked to: James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond