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James ", 2nd, Duke, of, Ormonde" Butler 1665 – 1745 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Apr 1665

Birth Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

Death Date: 16 Nov 1745

Death Location: Avignon, Jura, Franche-Comte, France

Father: Thomas Ossory

Mother: Emilia Nassau

Spouse(s): Anne Hyde, Mary Somerset

Children(s): Earl Ossory, Mary Butler, Henrietta Butler, Thomas Butler, Elizabeth Butler, John Butler, Sir Butler, Lady Butler

It was in 1665 that James " 2nd Duke of Ormonde" Butler was born in Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, a child of Thomas Butler 6th Earl of Ossory and Emilia "Countess of Ossory" Von Nassau. James " 2nd Duke of Ormonde" Butler went on to marry Anne Hyde and Mary "Lady of the Bedchamber" Somerset and had children such as Earl Ossory, Mary Butler, Henrietta Butler, Thomas Earl Ossory Butler, Elizabeth Butler, John Butler, Sir Richard Butler and Lady Dorothy Butler. James " 2nd Duke of Ormonde" Butler was deceased by 1745 in Avignon, Jura, Franche-Comte, France.

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Parents

Thomas Ossory
1634 – 1680
Birth Location: Kilkenny Castle, Leinster, Kilkenny, Ireland
TO
Emilia Nassau
1635 – 1688
Birth Location: The Hague (Den Haag), Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
EN

Spouses(s)

Anne Hyde
1667 – 1684
Birth Location: Hinton, Wiltshire, England
AH
Mary Somerset
1665 – 1733
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
MS

Children(s)

Earl Ossory
1686 – 1687
Birth Location: –
EO
Mary Butler
1682 – 1712
Birth Location: Kilkenny, Tipperary, Ireland
MB
Henrietta Butler
1686 – 1718
Birth Location: Kilkenny, Tipperary, Ireland
HB
Thomas Butler
1686 – 1687
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
TB
Elizabeth Butler
1688 – 1750
Birth Location: Westminster, London, England
EB
John Butler
1695 – 1757
Birth Location: Tipperary, Ireland
JB
Sir Butler
1699 – 1771
Birth Location: Ballintemple, Carlow, Ireland
SB
Lady Butler
1699 – 1758
Birth Location: Kilkenny, Tipperary, Ireland
LB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 29 Apr 1665
    Event Place: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 16 Nov 1745
    Event Place: Avignon, Jura, Franche-Comte, France
    Record Source: Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westminster, City of Westminster, Greater London, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current

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