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James 9th Earl of Ormonde Viscount Thules Butler 1496 – 1546 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1496

Birth Location: Desmond, Cork, Ireland

Death Date: 28 Oct 1546

Death Location: London, Middlesex, England

Father: Sir Butler

Mother: Lady Fitzgerald

Spouse(s): Joan Fitzgerald

Children(s): Hon Kilcash, Thomas Butler, Thomas Butler, James Butler, Walter Butler, Sir Butler, John Butler, Piers Butler, Francis Bryan

In 1496, James 9th Earl of Ormonde Viscount Thules Butler entered the world in Desmond, Cork, Ireland, born to Sir Piers Red Butler and Lady Margaret Countess of Ormond Fitzgerald. James 9th Earl of Ormonde Viscount Thules Butler married Joan (Countess of Desmond and Ormonde) Fitzgerald, and had children including Hon John BUTLERof Kilcash, Thomas Dubh Butler, Thomas "10 EARL of Ormonde 3RD Ossory" Butler, James (9th Earl of Wexford) Butler, Walter Butler, Sir Edmund Butler, John Butler, Piers LORD DUNBOYNEI Butler, Francis Bryan. James 9th Earl of Ormonde Viscount Thules Butler passed away in 1546 in London, Middlesex, England.

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Biography

  • In 1496, James 9th Earl of Ormonde Viscount Thules Butler entered the world in Desmond, Cork, Ireland, born to Sir Piers Red Butler and Lady Margaret Countess of Ormond Fitzgerald.
  • James 9th Earl of Ormonde Viscount Thules Butler married Joan (Countess of Desmond and Ormonde) Fitzgerald, and had children including Hon John BUTLERof Kilcash, Thomas Dubh Butler, Thomas "10 EARL of Ormonde 3RD Ossory" Butler, James (9th Earl of Wexford) Butler, Walter Butler, Sir Edmund Butler, John Butler, Piers LORD DUNBOYNEI Butler, Francis Bryan.
  • James 9th Earl of Ormonde Viscount Thules Butler passed away in 1546 in London, Middlesex, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Butler
1467 – 1539
Birth Location: Kilkenny Castle, Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland
SB
Lady Fitzgerald
1472 – 1542
Birth Location: Castletown, Kildrought, Kildare, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Joan Fitzgerald
1509 – 1564
Birth Location: Desmond Castle, Kinsale, Cork, Ireland
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Children(s)

Hon Kilcash
1531 – 1570
Birth Location: Munster, Tipperary, Ireland
HK
Thomas Butler
1531 – 1614
Birth Location: Paulstown, , Kilkenny, Ireland
TB
Thomas Butler
1533 – 1614
Birth Location: Kilcash, Munster, Tipperary, Ireland
TB
James Butler
1535 – 1592
Birth Location: Wexford, Ireland
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Walter Butler
1537 – 1560
Birth Location: Ardmayle, Tipperary, Ireland
WB
Sir Butler
1538 – 1602
Birth Location: Tipperary, Ireland
SB
John Butler
1540 –
Birth Location: Braintree, Essex, , England
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Piers Butler
1541 – 1601
Birth Location: England
PB
Francis Bryan
1549 – 1640
Birth Location: Claire, Ireland
FB

James Butler's Ancestors

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James Butler
1496 – 1546
Birth Place: Desmond, Cork, Ireland
Parents
Sir Piers Red Butler
1467 – 1539
Kilkenny Castle, Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland
Lady (Margaret Countess of Ormond) Fitzgerald
1472 – 1542
Castletown, Kildrought, Kildare, Ireland
Grandparents
Sir (James Butler Ormond) KG
1440 – 1487
Callan, Kilkenny, Ireland
Lady (Sabine Kavanagh Countess) Ormond
1458 – 1492
County, Kilkenny, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Butler's Descendants

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James (9th Earl of Ormonde Viscount Thules) Butler (1496 – 28 Oct 1546) m. Joan ((Countess of Desmond and Ormonde)) Fitzgerald (1 Jun 1509 – 2 Jan 1564)
  1. 1. Hon (John BUTLERof) Kilcash (1531 – 10 May 1570)
  2. 2. Thomas (Dubh) Butler (1531 – 22 Nov 1614)
  3. 3. Thomas ("10 EARL of Ormonde 3RD Ossory") Butler (1533 – 1614)
  4. 4. James ((9th Earl of Wexford)) Butler (1535 – 1592)
  5. 5. Walter Butler (1537 – 1560) m. Lady (Katherine) MacCarthy-Reagh (1533 – 1585)
    1. 1. Lady (Eleanor Grace) Butler (1560 – 1593)
    2. 2. Joan (Ellen) Butler (1561 – )
    3. 3. Walter Butler (1569 – 24 Feb 1632)
  6. 6. Sir (Edmund) Butler (1538 – 1602)
  7. 7. John Butler (1540 – )
  8. 8. Piers (LORD DUNBOYNEI) Butler (1541 – 1601)
  9. 9. Francis Bryan (1549 – 1 Jun 1640)

James Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1496
1496
Birth of James 9th Earl of Ormonde Viscount Thules Butler in Desmond, Cork, Ireland
Desmond, Cork, Ireland
1546
28 Oct 1546
Age 50
Death of James 9th Earl of Ormonde Viscount Thules Butler in London, Middlesex, England
London, Middlesex, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1496
    Event Place: Desmond, Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Oct 1546
    Event Place: London, Middlesex, England
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