James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde
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James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, was an Anglo-Irish statesman and soldier who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and became a leading Jacobite figure after being impeached for his role in the early 18th-century Tory ministry.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde canonical | 2 |
| James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormond | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11565876 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde Context triple: [House of Butler, notableMember, James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde]
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James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, was a prominent 17th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman, soldier, and statesman who played a leading role in Royalist politics and military campaigns in Ireland during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and the Restoration era.
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Duke of Ormonde
The Duke of Ormonde was a prominent hereditary title in the Peerage of Ireland, most famously held by the influential Butler family, whose members played major political and military roles in Irish and British history.
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Viscount Boyle
Viscount Boyle is a noble title historically associated with the prominent Anglo-Irish Boyle family, influential in British and Irish aristocratic and political life.
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James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond
James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond, was a prominent 16th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman and statesman who played a key role in Tudor politics and the governance of Ireland.
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Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde
Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman of the powerful Black Douglas family who played a leading role in their final rebellion against King James II of Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde Target entity description: James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, was an Anglo-Irish statesman and soldier who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and became a leading Jacobite figure after being impeached for his role in the early 18th-century Tory ministry.
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A.
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, was a prominent 17th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman, soldier, and statesman who played a leading role in Royalist politics and military campaigns in Ireland during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and the Restoration era.
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B.
Duke of Ormonde
The Duke of Ormonde was a prominent hereditary title in the Peerage of Ireland, most famously held by the influential Butler family, whose members played major political and military roles in Irish and British history.
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C.
Viscount Boyle
Viscount Boyle is a noble title historically associated with the prominent Anglo-Irish Boyle family, influential in British and Irish aristocratic and political life.
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D.
James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond
James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond, was a prominent 16th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman and statesman who played a key role in Tudor politics and the governance of Ireland.
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E.
Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde
Hugh Douglas, Earl of Ormonde, was a 15th-century Scottish nobleman of the powerful Black Douglas family who played a leading role in their final rebellion against King James II of Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jacobite
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human ⓘ nobleman ⓘ soldier ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Jacobite cause
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Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1665-04-29 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Avignon Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commanded | British forces in Flanders in 1712 ⓘ |
| consequence |
attainder and forfeiture of English titles
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exile to France ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of England
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Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1745-11-16 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Avignon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education | Christ Church, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Anglo-Irish ⓘ |
| event | impeachment by the British Parliament ⓘ |
| father | Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grandfather | James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honour | Knight of the Garter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf | House of Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryConflict | War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | general ⓘ |
| mother | Emilia van Nassau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | James Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
2nd Duke of Ormonde
NERFINISHED
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Earl of Ormond NERFINISHED ⓘ Earl of Ossory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leading Jacobite figure after 1714
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role in the early 18th-century Tory ministry ⓘ service as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ⓘ |
| parliamentaryHouse | House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Tory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Captain General of the Forces in Ireland
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Chancellor of the University of Oxford ⓘ Commander-in-Chief of the Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Devon NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForImpeachment | alleged treasonable correspondence with the Jacobite court ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| spouse | Lady Mary Somerset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | His Grace ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde Description of subject: James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, was an Anglo-Irish statesman and soldier who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland and became a leading Jacobite figure after being impeached for his role in the early 18th-century Tory ministry.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormond