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Edmond Butler 1534–1585 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1534

Birth Location: Cloghgrenan, Ireland

Death Date: 1585

Death Location: Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Father: James Ormond

Mother: Joan Desmond

Spouse(s): Lady Eustace

Children(s): Theobald Butler

In 1534, Edmond Butler entered the world in Cloghgrenan, Ireland, born to James Butler Earl Van Ormond And Joan Fitz James Desmond. Edmond Butler married Lady Eleanor Eustace, and had children including Theobald 1St Viscount Tilleophelim Butler. Edmond Butler passed away in 1585 in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1534, Edmond Butler entered the world in Cloghgrenan, Ireland, born to James Butler Earl Van Ormond And Joan Fitz James Desmond.
  • Edmond Butler married Lady Eleanor Eustace, and had children including Theobald 1St Viscount Tilleophelim Butler.
  • Edmond Butler passed away in 1585 in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Ormond
1495–1546
Birth Location: Desmond, Cork, Munster, Ireland
JO
Joan Desmond
1509–1565
Birth Location: Ireland
JD

Spouses(s)

Lady Eustace
1539–1573
Birth Location: Cashel, Tipperary, Munster, Ireland
LE

Children(s)

Theobald Butler
1570–1613
Birth Location: Tulleophelim, Carlow, Leinster, Ireland
TB

Edmond Butler's Ancestors

Self
Edmond Butler
1534–1585
Birth Place: Cloghgrenan, Ireland
Parents
James Butler Earl van Ormond
1495–1546
Desmond, Cork, Munster, Ireland
Joan (fitz James) Desmond
1509–1565
Ireland
Grandparents
Sir (Lord Knight Piers\Pierce "The Red" Butler; 8th Earl of Ormonde; 1st Earl of Ossory; Knight of the) Garter
1464–1539
Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny County, Ireland
Margaret Fitzgerald
1472–1542
Castletown, Kildare, Ireland
James (10th Earl Of Desmond) Fitzgerald
1480–1528
An Daingean (Dingle), Earldom of Desmond, Ireland, Kingdom O, England, United Kingdom
Amy O'Brian
1497–1537
Ireland, Kingdom of, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Sir Butler
1438–1487
Lady Kavanagh
1438–1492
Gerald Kildare
1450–1513
Alice FitzEustace
1455–1495
Maurice FitzGerald
1461–1520
Lady Roche
1465–1535
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Butler
1420–1464
Thomas FitzGerald
1421–1477
Lady Fitzgerald
1410–1486
Sir Eustace
1430–1496
Joan Tapton
1425–1463
Thomas FitzGerald
1420–1467
Ellice Barry
1420–
Maurice Roche
1450–1520

Edmond Butler's Descendants

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Edmond Butler (1534–1585) m. Lady (Eleanor) Eustace (1539–1573)
  1. 1. Theobald (1st Viscount Tilleophelim) Butler 1570–1613 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Butler 1593–1629
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Preston Barones) Dingwal 1615–1684 m. James (12th Earl And 1st Duke Of Ormond) Butler 1610–1688
      1. 1. Thomas (Viscount Thurles Earl Of Ossory) Butler 1634–1680 m. Emilia (Van) Nassau 1635–1688
        1. 1. Elizabeth Butler 1660–1717
        2. 2. Henrietta (Countess of Grantham) Butler 1662–1724
        3. 3. James (Duke of Ormond) Butler 1665–1745
        4. 4. Charles (Earl Of Arran) Butler 1671–1758
      2. 2. Thomas ("Viscount Thurles") Butler 1632–1633
      3. 3. Richard Butler 1639–1685
      4. 4. Lady (Mary Duchess Cavendish) Butler 1646–1710 m. William (1st Duke of Devonshire) Cavendish 1640–1707
        1. 1. William (2nd Duke of Devonshire) Cavendish 1672–1729
        2. 2. Lord (James) Cavendish 1681–1751
        3. 3. Henry (Cavendish) MP 1673–1700
        4. 4. Elizabeth Cavendish 1677–1741
      5. 5. James (Butler 4th son died at 9) years 1636–1645
      6. 6. Lady (Elisabeth Countess of Chesterfield) Butler 1640–1665 m. Philip (2nd Earl of Chesterfield Stanhope of) Shelford 1634–1714
        1. 1. Lady (Elizabeth Countess Of Strathmore Stanhope possible daughter of James Duke Of York (1685 King James II of) England) 1663–1723 m. John (4th Earl Of Strathmore and Kinghorne) Lyon 1663–1712

Edmond Butler's Timeline

3 Records

1534
1534
Birth of Edmond Butler in Cloghgrenan, Ireland
Cloghgrenan, Ireland
1550
1550
Age 16
Edmond Butler was married in Ireland, Ireland
Ireland, Ireland
1585
1585
Age 51
Death of Edmond Butler in Inistioge, Kilkenny, Ireland
Inistioge, Kilkenny, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1534
    Event Place: Cloghgrenan, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1550
    Event Place: Ireland, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1585
    Event Place: Inistioge, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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