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James II Butler Earl van Ormond 1331–1382 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 October 1331

Birth Location: Kilkenny Castle, Leinster, Ierland

Death Date: 18 October 1382

Death Location: Knocktopher Castle, Arklow, Leinster, Ierland

Father: James Butler

Mother: Eleanor **

Spouse(s): Elizabeth **

Children(s): Ellen None, James Butler, Jean Butler

James II Butler Earl van Ormond was born in 1331 in Kilkenny Castle, Leinster, Ierland, the child of James Lebotiller Butler And Eleanor Countess Of Ormonde De Bohun. James II Butler Earl van Ormond married Elizabeth Darcy, and had children including Ellen, James 3Rd Earl Of Ormond Butler, Jean Butler, Thomas Butler. James II Butler Earl van Ormond passed away in 1382 in Knocktopher Castle, Arklow, Leinster, Ierland.

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Biography

  • James II Butler Earl van Ormond was born in 1331 in Kilkenny Castle, Leinster, Ierland, the child of James Lebotiller Butler And Eleanor Countess Of Ormonde De Bohun.
  • James II Butler Earl van Ormond married Elizabeth Darcy, and had children including Ellen, James 3Rd Earl Of Ormond Butler, Jean Butler, Thomas Butler.
  • James II Butler Earl van Ormond passed away in 1382 in Knocktopher Castle, Arklow, Leinster, Ierland.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Butler
1304–1338
Birth Location: Arklow, Wick, Ireland
JB
Eleanor **
1304–1363
Birth Location: Hereford, England
E*

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth **
1332–1390
Birth Location: County Meath, Ireland
E*

Children(s)

Ellen None
–1404
Birth Location: –
E
James Butler
1360–1392
Birth Location: Gowran, Kilkenny, Ierland
JB
Jean Butler
–1383
Birth Location: –
JB

James Ormond's Ancestors

Self
James Ormond
1331–1382
Birth Place: Kilkenny Castle, Leinster, Ierland
Parents
James Lebotiller Butler
1304–1338
Arklow, Wick, Ireland
Eleanor ((Countess of Ormonde) de Bohun) **
1304–1363
Hereford, England
Grandparents
Edmond (Lord Butler Earl van) Carrick
1271–1321
Arklow, Leinster, Ierland
Joan Fitzgerald
1280–1320
Arklow, Leinster, Ierland
Humphrey (Bohun Earl van Hereford) IX
1275–1321
Pleshy Castle, Essex
Elisabeth (Plantagenet Prinses van) Engeland
1282–1316
Rhuddlan, Denbighshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Theobald **
1242–1285
Joan **
–1303
John Offaly
1250–1316
Blanche Roche
1260–1330
Humphrey, **
1249–1298
Maud **
1250–1298
Edward England
1239–1307
Eleanor Castile
1240–1290
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Theobald **
1224–1248
Sir Bohun**
1220–1265
Henry Plantagenet
1206–1272
Eleanor **
1217–1291

James Ormond's Descendants

1.
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James (II Butler Earl van) Ormond (4 October 1331–18 October 1382) m. Elizabeth (Darcy) ** (3 April 1332–24 March 1390)
  1. 1. Ellen –1404
    1. 1. James ((6th Earl of Desmond) FitzGerald) ** –1463
      1. 1. Thomas (FitzJames (7th Earl of Desmond ) FitzGerald) ** –1467
        1. 1. Maurice ((9th Earl of Desmond) Fitzgerald) ** 1461–1520
      2. 2. Joan FitzGerald –1486
  2. 2. James ((3rd Earl of Ormond)) Butler 1360–1392 m. Anne Welles 1365–1400
    1. 1. Richard ("of Polestown") Butler 1395–1452 m. Catharina O'Reilly 1395–
      1. 1. Edmund (Sir Butler van) Poleston 1415–1464 m. Catherine O'Carroll 1420–1506
        1. 1. Walter (Sir Butler van) Poleston 1445–
        2. 2. James (Butler , 9th Earl of) Ormond 1438–1487 m. Joan (Countess of) Ormond 1514–1564
    2. 2. James (IV Butler Earl van) Ormond 1393–1452 m. Joan, (Countess of Ormond, de) Beauchamp 1396–1430
      1. 1. John, (6th Earl of Ormond,) Butler 1422–1476
      2. 2. James, (5th Earl of Ormond,) Butler 1420–1461
      3. 3. Elisabeth Butler 1415–1473
      4. 4. Thomas, (7th Earl of Ormond,) Butler 1425–1515
        1. 1. Margaret Boleyn 1465–1537 m. William, (Sir,) Boleyn 1451–1505
        2. 2. Elizabeth, (Lady,) Butler –1510
  3. 3. Jean Butler –1383

James Ormond's Timeline

5 Records

1331
4 October 1331
Birth of James II Butler Earl van Ormond in Kilkenny, Ireland
Kilkenny, Ireland
1331
4 October 1331
Birth of James II Butler Earl van Ormond in Kilkenny Castle, Leinster, Ierland
Kilkenny Castle, Leinster, Ierland
1382
18 October 1382
Age 51
Death of James II Butler Earl van Ormond in Knocktopher, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Knocktopher, County Kilkenny, Ireland
1382
1382
Age 51
Burial of James II Butler Earl van Ormond in Kilkenny, Ireland
Kilkenny, Ireland
1382
18 October 1382
Age 51
Death of James II Butler Earl van Ormond in Knocktopher Castle, Arklow, Leinster, Ierland
Knocktopher Castle, Arklow, Leinster, Ierland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 October 1331
    Event Place: Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] International, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 October 1382
    Event Place: Knocktopher, County Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] International, Find a Grave Index
    [2] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1382
    Event Place: Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] International, Find a Grave Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 October 1331
    Event Place: Kilkenny Castle, Leinster, Ierland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 October 1382
    Event Place: Knocktopher Castle, Arklow, Leinster, Ierland
    Record Source: Web: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index, 1000-Current
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