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In 1825 James Wandesford Butler 1st Marquess Ormonde (age 47) was created 1st Marquess Ormonde. Grace Louisa Staples Marchioness Ormonde by marriage Marchioness Ormonde.
On 18th May 1838 James Wandesford Butler 1st Marquess Ormonde (age 60) died. His son John (age 29) succeeded 2nd Marquess Ormonde, 20th Earl Ormonde, 14th Earl Ossory, 2nd Baron Ormonde of Llanthony in Monmouthshire.
On 19th September 1843 John Butler 2nd Marquess Ormonde (age 35) and Frances Paget Marchioness Ormonde (age 26) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Ormonde. He the son of James Wandesford Butler 1st Marquess Ormonde and Grace Louisa Staples Marchioness Ormonde.
On 25th September 1854 John Butler 2nd Marquess Ormonde (age 46) died. His son James (age 9) succeeded 3rd Marquess Ormonde, 21st Earl Ormonde, 15th Earl Ossory, 3rd Baron Ormonde of Llanthony in Monmouthshire.
On 2nd February 1876 James Butler 3rd Marquess Ormonde (age 31) and Elizabeth Harriet Grosvenor Marchioness Ormonde (age 19) were married. She by marriage Marchioness Ormonde. She the daughter of Hugh Lupus Grosvenor 1st Duke Westminster (age 50) and Constance Leveson-Gower Duchess Westminster (age 41). He the son of John Butler 2nd Marquess Ormonde and Frances Paget Marchioness Ormonde (age 59).
On 26th October 1919 James Butler 3rd Marquess Ormonde (age 75) died. His brother James (age 70) succeeded 4th Marquess Ormonde, 22nd Earl Ormonde, 16th Earl Ossory, 4th Baron Ormonde of Llanthony in Monmouthshire. Ellen Stager Marchioness Ormonde by marriage Marchioness Ormonde.
In 1943 James Arthur Wellington Foley Butler 4th Marquess Ormonde (age 93) died. His son James (age 53) succeeded 5th Marquess Ormonde, 23rd Earl Ormonde, 17th Earl Ossory, 5th Baron Ormonde of Llanthony in Monmouthshire. Sybil Fellowes Marchioness of Ormonde (age 54) by marriage Marchioness Ormonde.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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In 1949 James George Anson Butler 5th Marquess Ormonde (age 59) died. His brother James (age 56) succeeded 6th Marquess Ormonde, 23rd Earl Ormonde, 17th Earl Ossory, 6th Baron Ormonde of Llanthony in Monmouthshire.
In 1971 James Arthur Norman Butler 6th Marquess Ormonde (age 78) died. His first cousin James (age 71) succeeded 7th Marquess Ormonde, 25th Earl Ormonde, 19th Earl Ossory, 7th Baron Ormonde of Llanthony in Monmouthshire.
On 25th October 1997 James Hubert Theobald Charles Butler 7th Marquess Ormonde (age 98) died. Marquess Ormonde, Baron Ormonde of Llanthony in Monmouthshire extinct. Earl Ormonde, Earl Ossory dormant.