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James Butler

James Butler, Duke of Ormonde (1610-1688) an Anglo-Irish Protestant, the leading agent of English royal authority in Ireland, who was supporter of the cause of Charles I in Ireland during the war between the king and the Parliament, on the ruin of which he repaired to the Continent to promote the restoration of the dynasty. He was appointed Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland after the Restoration, and escaped from a party of ruffians headed by Colonel Blood, who dragged him from his carriage with intent to hang him. He was a brave man, and much esteemed by his friends.

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