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Edmund Butler 1515–1567 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1515

Birth Location: Dunboyne, Meath, Leinster, Ireland

Death Date: May 1567

Death Location: Ireland, Ireland

Father: James Butler

Mother: Lady Butler

Spouse(s): Julia MacCarthy, Margaret Beaufort

Children(s): Eleanor Butler, Edmond Butler, John Butler, Pierce Butler

In 1515, Edmund Butler entered the world in Dunboyne, Meath, Leinster, Ireland, born to James 10Th Of Dunboyne Butler And Lady Joan Butler. Edmund Butler married Julia Maccarthy, Margaret Countess Of Richmond And Derby Beaufort, and had children including Aveline Butler, Edmond 2Nd Baron Dunboyne Butler, Eleanor Butler, John Butler, Pierce Na Buile Wild Peter Butler. Edmund Butler passed away in 1567 in Ireland, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1515, Edmund Butler entered the world in Dunboyne, Meath, Leinster, Ireland, born to James 10Th Of Dunboyne Butler And Lady Joan Butler.
  • Edmund Butler married Julia Maccarthy, Margaret Countess Of Richmond And Derby Beaufort, and had children including Aveline Butler, Edmond 2Nd Baron Dunboyne Butler, Eleanor Butler, John Butler, Pierce Na Buile Wild Peter Butler.
  • Edmund Butler passed away in 1567 in Ireland, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edmund Butler's Ancestors

Self
Edmund Butler
1515–1567
Birth Place: Dunboyne, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
Parents
James 10th of Dunboyne Butler
1493–1538
Dunboyne, Meath, Ireland
Lady (Joan) Butler
1495–1529
Gowran, Killkenny, Ireland
Grandparents
James (9th Baron Dunboyne) Butler
1460–1508
Dunboyne, Meath, Ireland
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
Great-Grandparents
Sir Butler
1438–1487
Lady Kavanagh
1438–1492
Gerald Kildare
1450–1513
Alice FitzEustace
1455–1495
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Butler
1420–1464
Thomas FitzGerald
1421–1477
Lady Fitzgerald
1410–1486
Sir Eustace
1430–1496
Joan Tapton
1425–1463

Edmund Butler's Descendants

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Edmund Butler (1515–May 1567) m. Julia MacCarthy (1500–1590) m. Margaret (Countess of Richmond and Derby) Beaufort (31 May 1521–26 May 1578)
  1. 1. Eleanor Butler 1544–1636 m. Gerald (Fitzjames Desmond XIV) Fitzgerald 1533–1585
    1. 1. Alice (Ellis) FitzGerald 1571–1601 m. Sir (Valentine 1st Baronet Of Molahiffe) Browne 1572–1633
      1. 1. Valentine (2nd Baronet Browne Browne) II 1599–1640 m. Mary MacCarthy 1615–1649
        1. 1. Valentine (1st Viscount Molahiffe 3rd Baronet Browne Browne) III 1638–1694 m. Jane Plunkett 1642–1690
      2. 2. Eleanor Browne 1598–
    2. 2. James (1st Earl of Desmond) FitzGerald 1550–1601 m. Honora Ryan 1547–1605
      1. 1. Honora FitzGerald 1570–1624 m. Edmond (FitzThomas) FitzGerald 1567–1603
        1. 1. Ellen Fitzgerald 1585–1650 m. Diarmaid (5th Baron of Inchiquin) O'Brien 1594–1624
  2. 2. Edmond (2nd Baron Dunboyne) Butler 1547–1624
  3. 3. John Butler 1545–1624
  4. 4. Pierce ('na Buile' (Wild Peter)) Butler 1550–1571

Edmund Butler's Timeline

8 Records

1515
1515
Birth of Edmund Butler in Dunboyne, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
Dunboyne, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
1515
1515
Birth of Edmund Butler in Dunboyne, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
Dunboyne, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
1516
1516
Age 1
Birth of Edmund Butler in Dunboyne Castle, Priestown, County Meath, Ireland
Dunboyne Castle, Priestown, County Meath, Ireland
1566
May 1566
Age 51
Death of Edmund Butler in Ireland., Ireland
Ireland., Ireland
1567
12 May 1567
Age 52
Death of Edmund Butler in Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland (in prison)
Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland (in prison)
1567
31 May 1567
Age 52
Death of Edmund Butler in Ireland, Ireland
Ireland, Ireland
1567
May 1567
Age 52
Death of Edmund Butler in Ireland, Ireland
Ireland, Ireland
1567
May 1567
Age 52
Death of Edmund Butler in Ireland, Ireland
Ireland, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1516
    Event Place: Dunboyne Castle, Priestown, County Meath, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Dunboyne, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1515
    Event Place: Dunboyne, Meath, Leinster, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1567
    Event Place: Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland (in prison)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1566
    Event Place: Ireland., Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 May 1567
    Event Place: Ireland, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1567
    Event Place: Ireland, Ireland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: May 1567
    Event Place: Ireland, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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