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James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde

1665 - 1745

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James FitzJames Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde, (1665–1745) was an Irish statesman and soldier. He was the third of the Kilcash branch of the family to inherit the earldom of Ormond. Like his grandfather, the 1st Duke, he was raised as a Protestant, unlike his extended family who held to Roman Catholicism. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde has received more than 164,305 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde is the 14,672nd most popular politician (down from 14,341st in 2019), the 217th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 244th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Irish Politician.

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  • 54.64

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  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.79

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  • 2.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde ranks 14,672 out of 19,576. Before him are Martín Torrijos, Patrick Achi, Elisabeth Domitien, Pieter Cort van der Linden, Lee Friedlander, and Iah. After him are Jean-Pierre Bemba, Maham Anga, Evangelos Venizelos, Arshak III, Pandeli Evangjeli, and Ramazan Abdulatipov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1665, James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde ranks 11. Before him are Rudolf Jakob Camerarius, John George II, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach, Adriaen Coorte, José Benito de Churriguera, Giacomo F. Maraldi, and Gottfried Arnold.  Among people deceased in 1745, James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde ranks 14. Before him are Tomaso Antonio Vitali, Antoine Forqueray, Nicola Fago, Christian Ernest II, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld, Ernest Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen, and François-Marie, 1st duc de Broglie.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde ranks 217 out of 549. Before him are Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (1911), Patrick Leahy (1877), George Moore (1852), Tim Ahearne (1885), J. B. Bury (1861), and William Thompson (1775). After him are Joe Kelly (1913), Oliver Plunkett (1625), Willoughby Hamilton (1864), Sean Kelly (1956), Liam Cosgrave (1920), and John Philip Holland (1840).

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Among POLITICIANS In Ireland

Among politicians born in Ireland, James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde ranks 35. Before him are Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne (1880), Patrick Hillery (1923), Enda Kenny (1951), Seán T. O'Kelly (1882), Micheál Martin (1960), and Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (1911). After him are Liam Cosgrave (1920), W. T. Cosgrave (1880), Leo Varadkar (1979), Garret FitzGerald (1926), Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo (1822), and Charles Haughey (1925).

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