Ormondists
E941905
The Ormondists were a royalist political faction in 17th-century Confederate Ireland that supported James Butler, Duke of Ormond, and favored alliance with the English monarchy during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political faction in Ireland
ⓘ
royalist political faction ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
English royalists
ⓘ
Irish Confederate moderates ⓘ |
| conflictType | civil war faction ⓘ |
| country | Confederate Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| favoredAllianceWith | English monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
negotiated settlement between Irish Confederates and the king
ⓘ
restoration of royal authority in Ireland ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Wars of the Three Kingdoms in the British Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalLegacy | example of Anglo-Irish royalist politics in the 1640s and 1650s ⓘ |
| ideology | royalism ⓘ |
| languageOfPoliticalCommunication |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| leader | James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | negotiation of royalist-Confederate agreements in Kilkenny ⓘ |
| operatedInTerritory | Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed |
Irish Confederate hardliners
ⓘ
radical Catholic Confederate faction ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Cromwellian regime
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parliamentarian forces in Ireland ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Irish Confederate Wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wars of the Three Kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | pro-Stuart monarchy ⓘ |
| politicalPosition | moderate within the royalist camp ⓘ |
| region |
Leinster
ⓘ
Munster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousComposition |
included some Catholic royalists
ⓘ
predominantly Anglo-Irish Protestant nobility ⓘ |
| socialBase |
Anglo-Irish aristocracy
ⓘ
royalist gentry in Ireland ⓘ |
| sought | compromise with Catholic interests while preserving royal supremacy ⓘ |
| supported |
Charles I of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Charles II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportedFormOfGovernment | monarchy ⓘ |
| supportedTreaty |
Ormond Peace of 1646
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Ormond Peace of 1649 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodEnd | late 1650s ⓘ |
| timePeriodStart | early 1640s ⓘ |
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