James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde

James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, (October 19, 1610–July 21 1688), was an Anglo-Irish statesman and soldier. He is best known for his involvement in the Irish Confederate Wars of the 1640s, when he commanded the English Royalist forces in Ireland.

Family

With his wife, Elizabeth Preston, he had at least 7 children, of whom three of his sons survived into adulthood.

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• Thomas Butler (1632 – 1632)
• Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory (1634 – 1680)
• James Butler (1636 – 1645)
• Richard Butler, Earl of Arran (1639 – 1686)
• Elizabeth Butler (b. 1640)
• John Butler, Earl of Arran (1643 – 1677)
• Mary Butler (1646 – 1710)

The eldest of these, Thomas, Earl of Ossory (1634 – 1680) predeceased him, his eldest son succeeding as 2nd Duke of Ormonde. The other two sons, Richard, created earl of Arran, and John, created earl of Gowran, both died without male issue, and the male descent of the 1st Duke becoming extinct in the person of Charles, 3rd Duke of Ormonde, the earldom subsequently reverted to the cadet descendants of Walter, 11th earl of Ormonde.

Related Topics:
2nd Duke of Ormonde - Arran - Gowran

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