James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde
29 April 1665–16 November 1745
James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland, Kingdom of Great Britain
Allegiance	Kingdom of Great Britain
Service/branch	British Army
Rank	General
Battles/wars	Battle of the Boyne Battle of Cádiz Battle of Vigo Bay Jacobite rebellion
Awards	KG, KT

James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde KG, KT (April 29, 1665 – November 16, 1745), Irish statesman and soldier, son of Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory and his wife Emilia von Nassau, Countess of Ossory, and grandson of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde, was born in Dublin and was educated in France and afterwards at Christ Church, Oxford. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 The British Army is the land armed forces branch of the British Armed Forces. The Battle of the Boyne (Cath na Bóinne was a turning point in the Williamite claim on the English throne The Battle of Cádiz, fought in August/September 1702 was an Anglo-Dutch attempt to seize the southern Spanish port of Cádiz during the War of the Spanish Succession The Battle of Vigo Bay was a naval engagement fought on 23 October 1702 during the opening years of the War of the Spanish Succession. The Jacobite Risings were a series of uprisings rebellions and wars in the kingdoms of England, Kingdom of Scotland (later the United Kingdom of Great Britain The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an Order of chivalry, or Knighthood, originating in Medieval England, and presently bestowed on recipients The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an Order of chivalry associated with Scotland. The Most Noble Order of the Garter is an Order of chivalry, or Knighthood, originating in Medieval England, and presently bestowed on recipients The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an Order of chivalry associated with Scotland. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Vice-Admiral Thomas Butler 6th Earl of Ossory, KG, PC, PC(I ( 8 July 1634 &ndash 30 July 1680) Emilia van Nassau-Beverweerd, Countess of Ossory (bapt 4 March 1635, The Hague - buried 12 December 1688, London James Butler 1st Duke of Ormonde ( October 19, 1610 &ndash July 21 1688) was an Anglo-Irish statesman and soldier Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Not to be confused with Christchurch, a city in New Zealand. Christ Church (Ædes Christi the temple or house of Christ and thus sometimes known as On the death of his father in 1680 he became Earl of Ossory by courtesy. He obtained command of a cavalry regiment in Ireland in 1684, and having received an appointment at court on the accession of James II, he served against the Duke of Monmouth (1685). Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world James II of England and Ireland James VII of Scotland (14 October 1633 &ndash 16 September 1701 was King of England, King of Scots, Later that same year James James Crofts, later James Scott 1st Duke of Monmouth and 1st Duke of Buccleuch ( April 9 1649 &ndash July 15 1685) was an English

Having succeeded his grandfather as Duke of Ormonde in 1688, he joined William of Orange, by whom he was made colonel of a regiment of horse-guards, which he commanded at the Battle of the Boyne. William III or William of Orange (14 November 1650 &ndash 8 March 1702 He is informally known in Northern Ireland and Scotland as "King Billy" The Battle of the Boyne (Cath na Bóinne was a turning point in the Williamite claim on the English throne In 1691 he served on the continent under William, and after the accession of Queen Anne he became commander of the land forces co-operating with Sir George Rooke in Spain, where he fought in the Battle of Cádiz and the Battle of Vigo Bay. Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714 became Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland on 8 March 1702 succeeding William III of England and II of Admiral Sir George Rooke (1650 &ndash January 24 1709) English naval commander was born at St Lawrence near Canterbury in 1650 The Battle of Cádiz, fought in August/September 1702 was an Anglo-Dutch attempt to seize the southern Spanish port of Cádiz during the War of the Spanish Succession The Battle of Vigo Bay was a naval engagement fought on 23 October 1702 during the opening years of the War of the Spanish Succession. Having been made a Privy Councillor, Ormonde succeeded Rochester as Viceroy of Ireland in 1703, a post which he held till 1707. Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. Laurence Hyde 1st Earl of Rochester, KG, PC (March 1641 &ndash May 2 1711) was an English statesman and writer

On the dismissal of the Duke of Marlborough in 1711, Ormonde was appointed Captain-General in his place, and allowed himself to be made the tool of the Tory ministry, whose policy was to carry on the war in the Netherlands while giving secret orders to Ormonde to take no active part in supporting their allies under Prince Eugene of Savoy. In the political tradition of some English-speaking countries, the term Tory has referred to a variety of political parties and Creeds since it was In the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–1714 several European powers combined to stop French succession to the Spanish throne and what would likely have been a resulting The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands This article refers to the Austrian Habsburg military leader for the stepson of Napoleon Bonaparte see Eugène de Beauharnais.

Ormonde’s position as Captain-General made him a personage of much importance in the crisis brought about by the death of Queen Anne. Though he had supported the Glorious Revolution of 1688, he had traditional Tory sympathies, and politically followed Lord Bolingbroke. The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England (VII of Scotland in 1688 by a union Henry St John 1st Viscount Bolingbroke ( 16 September 1678 &ndash 12 December 1751) was an English politician and philosopher During the last years of Queen Anne, Ormonde almost certainly had Jacobite leanings, and corresponded with his cousin, Piers Butler, 3rd Viscount Galmoye, who commanded a Jacobite regiment, and James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick. Jacobitism was (and to a limited extent remains the political movement dedicated to the restoration of the Stuart kings to the thrones of England, Scotland Piers Butler 3rd Viscount of Galmoye ( 21 March 1652 – 18 June 1740) was an Anglo-Irish nobleman and the grandson of Edward James FitzJames 1st Duke of Berwick ( 21 August 1670 &ndash 12 June 1734) was a French military leader illegitimate son of King James He joined Bolingbroke and Oxford, however, in signing the proclamation of King George I, by whom he was nevertheless deprived of the captain-generalship. Robert Harley 1st Earl of Oxford and Earl Mortimer ( 5 December 1661 &ndash 21 May 1724) was an English statesman of the Stuart George I (George Louis German Georg Ludwig; 28 May 1660 &ndash 11 June 1727 For the first year of his life George was the only heir to his father's and three childless

In June 1715 he was impeached, and fled to France, where he for some time resided with Bolingbroke, and in 1716 his immense estates were confiscated to the crown by act of parliament, though by a subsequent act his brother, Charles Butler, Earl of Arran, was enabled to repurchase them. Lieutenant-General Charles Butler 1st Earl of Arran, De jure 3rd Duke of Ormonde ( 4 September 1671 &ndash 17 December Earl of Arran is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, and also in the Peerage of Ireland.

After taking part in the Jacobite rebellion of 1715, Ormonde settled in Spain, where he was in favour at court and enjoyed a pension from the crown. The Jacobite Risings were a series of uprisings rebellions and wars in the kingdoms of England, Kingdom of Scotland (later the United Kingdom of Great Britain Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. He even took part in a Spanish plan to invade England and put James Francis Edward Stuart on the British throne in 1719, but his fleet was disbanded by a storm near Galicia. Prince James Prince of Wales (James Francis Edward Stuart " The Old Pretender " or " The Old Chevalier " 10 June 1688 – 1 January 1766 was the Galicia (occasionally Galiza) is an autonomous community in northwest Spain. Towards the end of his life he resided much at Avignon, where he was seen in 1733 by Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Avignon (/aviɲɔ̃/ in French) ( Provençal: Avinhon in classical norm or Avignoun in Mistralian norm is a commune The Lady Mary Wortley Montagu ( 26 May 1689 &ndash 21 August 1762) was an English aristocrat and writer Ormonde died on 16 November 1745, and was buried in Westminster Abbey. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Year 1745 ( MDCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

With little of his grandfather’s ability, and inferior to him in elevation of character, Ormonde was nevertheless one of the great figures of his time. Handsome, dignified, magnanimous and open-handed, and free from the meanness, treachery and venality of many of his leading contemporaries, he enjoyed a popularity which, with greater stability of purpose, might have enabled him to exercise a more commanding influence over events.

He was married to Lady Mary Somerset, Lady of the Bedchamber, daughter of Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort and Mary Capel. Henry Somerset 1st Duke of Beaufort, KG, PC (1629 &ndash January 21, 1699/1700) was an English peer

He served as the eighth Chancellor of Trinity College, Dublin between 1688 and 1715. The University of Dublin, corporately designated the Chancellor Doctors and Masters of the University of Dublin (since the 19th century located in Dublin, His father was the sixth Chancellor.

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