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James Butler 2nd Earl of Ormond 1331–1382 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Oct 1331

Birth Location: Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland

Death Date: 18 Oct 1382

Death Location: Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Father: James Ormond

Mother: Eleanor Bohun

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Darcy

Children(s): James Butler

In 1331, James Butler 2nd Earl of Ormond entered the world in Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland, born to James Butler First Earl Of Ormond And Eleanor Bohun. James Butler 2nd Earl of Ormond married Elizabeth Darcy, and had children including James Butler. James Butler 2nd Earl of Ormond passed away in 1382 in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1331, James Butler 2nd Earl of Ormond entered the world in Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland, born to James Butler First Earl Of Ormond And Eleanor Bohun.
  • James Butler 2nd Earl of Ormond married Elizabeth Darcy, and had children including James Butler.
  • James Butler 2nd Earl of Ormond passed away in 1382 in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Ormond's Ancestors

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James Ormond
1331–1382
Birth Place: Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland
Parents
James Butler First Earl of Ormond
1304–1337
Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland
Eleanor Bohun
1304–1363
Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Edmund Butler
1282–1321
Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland
Joan FitzGerald
1281–1320
Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
John Kildare
1250–1316
Blanche Roche
1251–1310
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas FitzGerald
1230–1271
Rohesia Michael
1233–1300

James Ormond's Descendants

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James (Butler 2nd Earl of) Ormond (4 Oct 1331–18 Oct 1382) m. Elizabeth Darcy (1332–24 Mar 1390)
  1. 1. James Butler 1361–1405 m. Anne Welles 1371–1420
    1. 1. James (Butler Earl van) Ormond 1392–1452 m. Johanna Beauchamp 1400–1430
      1. 1. Elisabeth Butler 1415–1473 m. John Talbot 1413–1460
        1. 1. Anne Talbot 1445–1494 m. Henry (Vernon Knight, Guardian and Treasurer to Arthur Prince of) Wales 1447–1515
        2. 2. Isabelle Talbot 1444–1531 m. Richard Ashton 1432–1507
        3. 3. John Talbot 1448–1473 m. Catherine Stafford 1437–1476
      2. 2. Thomas (Butler Earl of) Ormond 1425–1515 m. Anne Hankford 1428–1485
        1. 1. Margaret Butler 1465–1537 m. Willem Boleyn 1450–1505

James Ormond's Timeline

2 Records

1331
4 Oct 1331
Birth of James Butler 2nd Earl of Ormond in Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland
Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland
1382
18 Oct 1382
Age 51
Death of James Butler 2nd Earl of Ormond in Knocktopher, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Knocktopher, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1331
    Event Place: Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1382
    Event Place: Knocktopher, County Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Millennium File
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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