Charles Butler, 1st Earl of Arran

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Lieutenant General Charles Butler, 1st Earl of Arran (de jure 3rd Duke of Ormonde and 14th Earl of Ormonde) was born on 29 August 1671. He was the son of Thomas Butler, Earl of Ossory and Lady Amelia de Nassau. He married Elizabeth Crew, daughter of Thomas Crew, 2nd Baron Crew of Stene and Anne Airmine, on 3 June 1705 in Oatlands, Weybridge, Surrey, England. He died on 17 December 1758, without legitimate issue.

He never enjoyed, assumed, or was aware of possessing the dignities of Duke of Ormonde and Earl of Ormonde. He was a Lord of the Bedchamber to William III, Lieutenant General in the Army, Colonel of the 3rd Troop of Horse Guards, Governor of Dover Castle, and Master of the Ordinance (1712-1714). He was created on 8 March 1693, Earl of Arran, Viscount of Tullogh and Baron of Cloughgrenan in the Peerage of Ireland, and 23 January 1694, Lord Butler, of Weston in that of England. By the Jacobite claimant "James III", he was created, on 2 January 1722, Duke of Arran in the Jacobite Peerage of England. After his death, his own honours became extinct, with the Marquessate and Dukedom of Ormonde. The Scottish barony of Dingwall, and the barony of Butler, of Moore Park, passed to the heir-general and the lrish Earldoms of Ormonde and Ossory, with the Viscounty of Thurles, supposed to have fallen under the English attainder, became dormant, but were really vested in John Butler, of Kilcash, the heir male of the family.

Peerage of Ireland
Preceded by James Butler	Duke of Ormonde 1745–1758	Succeeded by Extinct
	Earl of Ormonde 1745–1758	Succeeded by John Butler
Preceded by New creation	Earl of Arran 1693–1758	Succeeded by Extinct