James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond
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1331 – 1382
Who was James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond?
James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland. He was Lord Justice of Ireland in 1359, 1364, and 1376, and a dominant political leader in Ireland in the 1360s and 1370s.
The son of James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond. James was born at Kilkenny and given in ward, 1 September 1344, to Maurice FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Desmond, for the fine of 2306 marks; and afterward to Sir John Darcy who married him to his daughter Elizabeth. He was usually called The Noble Earl, being a great-grandson, through his mother, of King Edward I of England.
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- Born
- Oct 4, 1331
Ireland - Spouses
- Died
- Oct 18, 1382
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on July 23, 2013
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