Duke of Ormonde

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James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde , around 1665
Coat of arms of the Dukes of Ormonde

Duke of Ormonde was a hereditary British title of nobility created once each in the Peerage of Ireland and the Peerage of England .

Awards

The title was created on March 30, 1661 in the Peerage of Ireland for James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde . On November 9, 1682 the same title was awarded again, this time in the Peerage of England. On his death, his grandson James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde inherited the title. As a result of the Jacobite revolt of 1715 , at least his English title was revoked in 1715 for high treason. The claim to the Irish title passed to his brother Charles Butler, 1st Earl of Arran , but was not managed by him during his lifetime and expired with his death in 1758.

Subordinate title

The 1st Duke had been elevated to Marquess of Ormonde in the Peerage of Ireland on August 30, 1642 and Earl of Brecknock and Baron Butler , of Llanthony in the County of Monmouth , both in the Peerage of England, on July 20, 1660 . From his grandfather in 1634 he had inherited the titles 12th Earl of Ormonde (created 1328), 5th Earl of Ossory (created 1528) and 4th Viscount Thurles (created 1536), all belonging to the Peerage of Ireland.

The later 2nd Duke had also inherited the title of Baron Butler , of Moore Park in the County of Hertford , from his father in 1680 , which he had been awarded on September 17, 1666 in the Peerage of England. He also inherited the title of 3rd Lord Dingwall from his grandmother in 1684 , which had been given to his great-grandfather in 1609 in the Peerage of Scotland .

The heir apparent of the respective duke carried the courtesy title of Earl of Ossory , whose heir apparent that of the Viscount Thurles .

Dukes of Ormonde (1661/1682)

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