James Butler, first duke of Ormond

(1610-1688)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Ormonde, James Butler, Duke of, 1610-1688 NRA: Butler, James (1610-1688) 1st Duke of Ormonde, soldier and statesman DNB: Butler, James, first duke of Ormond (1610-1688), lord lieutenant of Ireland LBT ID: DuOrmon1 VIAF ID: 3264005 LOC ID: n84133360	B/BAP: 1610 DIED: 1688-07-21
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He was the friend of the Earl of Strafford and leader of the Royalist forces in Ireland during the rebellion and an influential politician following the Restoration.
REFERENCES TO James Butler, first duke of Ormond: Morgan, Lady (Sydney), 1783-1859, Lady Morgan’s Memoirs: Autobiography, Diaries and Correspondence. Second Edition, Revised 2 vols (London: Wm. H. Allen & Co., 1863) Chapter XIII Found 1: ¶ 17