James Ormonde

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Sir James Ormond (b. ca. 1418; died 1497) was the son of John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormonde, and Princess Margret of Thormond. His brother was John Ormond, esq. of Alfreton, England. James and his brother John were born in Derbyshire, England. They were the grandsons of an Irish King. He was raised in England, but fought for Irish rights. He was knighted in 1493 by King Henry VII of England, for services in battle for the Tudor cause. He held lands in Wiltshire, England. The year before his murder, he was made an Irish Lord by King Henry VII of England.

James was made Lord Treasurer of Ireland in 1492 by King Henry VII of England he served until 1494. James was hailed as Earl of Ormonde by the Irish, but never attained that title as he was murdered by Piers Butler in 1497 to remove his claim to that Earldom.