Butler, James, (1610-1688), 1st Duke of Ormonde, soldier and statesman

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Surname:	Butler
Forenames:	James
Gender:	Male
Date:	1610-1688
Title:	1st Duke of Ormonde
History:	Soldier. Organised suppression of rebellion in Ireland 1641-1644. Took Royalist side in English Civil War. In exile with Charles II after 1649. Received back estates after Restoration. Lord-lieutenant of Ireland 1661. Declared for James II in Dublin 1685.
Biography:	ODNB link for Butler, James (1610-1688) 1st Duke of Ormonde, soldier and statesman
References:	DNB; NCA Rules
Name authority reference:	GB/NNAF/P275509 (Former ISAAR ref: GB/NNAF/P131960 )
Online related resources	Bibliography of British and Irish History link for James Butler

Collections
Number	Description	Held by	Reference	Further information
1	1571-1689: Public Record Office: Carte Transcripts	The National Archives, Kew	PRO 31/1
2	corresp and papers	National Library of Ireland		See HMC 36 Ormonde
3	corresp and papers	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MSS Carte
4	1639-79: misc corresp (copies)	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MS Eng hist c 37
5	letters and papers rel to his career in Ireland, from the collection of Sir Robert Southwell	Victoria & Albert (V&A) Museum, National Art Library	Forster Collection	NRA 38887 Forster
6	1648-1649: misc corresp	Cambridge University: Magdalene College, Pepys Library		See HMC 70 Pepys MSS
7	1613-1684: misc corresp	Trinity College Dublin	MS 10721-26	See Annual Return 1994
8	1664-1700: accounts	Dorset History Centre	D/FSI (formerly D 124)	See HMC Principal family and estate collections A-K, 1996 [40a]
9	1641-79: letters (21) and misc corresp	Huntington Library	HU	NRA 10029 Hastings
10	1675-84: letterbook as chancellor of Oxford University and steward of the King's household	Trinity College Dublin	MS 10721	See Annual Return 1995
11	1672-77: letters to Lord Essex	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Stowe MSS 200-212 passim
12	1702-11: letters from William King	Trinity College Dublin	MSS 1995-2008	NRA 20078
13	1648-67: letters to William Legge	Yale University Libraries: Beinecke Library	fb190/1	NRA 18661 Osborn coll
14	1643-62: letters to Sir Edward Nicholas	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Eg MSS 2533-37, 2539
15	1660-75: corresp with Lord Orrery	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 37206-08 passim
16	1634-79: corresp with Sir Philip Perceval etc	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MSS 46920-56
17	1674-87: letters to Sir Robert Southwell	British Library, Manuscript Collections	Add MS 21484
18	1678-79: letters to Sir Cyril Wyche	Oxford University: Bodleian Library, Special Collections	MS Eng hist c 266
19	1650-85: misc corresp	Oxford University: Worcester College Library		See HMC 51 Leyborne Popham