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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: Saint Mary's Cemetery, Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland

Father: James Ormond

Mother: Eleanor Ormonde

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Ormond

Children(s): James Ormond, Eleanor Desmond, Ralph Butler, Katherine Butler, Thomas Cork, Joan Butler, Catherine Butler

In 1331, James Butler 2nd Earl of Ormond entered the world in Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland, born to James Butler 1St Earl Of Ormond And Eleanor De Bohun Countess Of Ormonde. James Butler 2nd Earl of Ormond married Elizabeth Darcy Countess Of Ormond, and had children including Catherine Butler, Eleanor Butler Countess Of Desmond, James Butler 3Rd Earl Of Ormond, Joan Butler, Katherine Butler, Ralph Butler, Thomas Butler Justice Of Cork. James Butler 2nd Earl of Ormond passed away in 1382 in Saint Mary's Cemetery, Gowran, 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 1St Earl Of Ormond And Eleanor De Bohun Countess Of Ormonde.
  • James Butler 2nd Earl of Ormond married Elizabeth Darcy Countess Of Ormond, and had children including Catherine Butler, Eleanor Butler Countess Of Desmond, James Butler 3Rd Earl Of Ormond, Joan Butler, Katherine Butler, Ralph Butler, Thomas Butler Justice Of Cork.
  • James Butler 2nd Earl of Ormond passed away in 1382 in Saint Mary's Cemetery, Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland.

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James Ormond's Ancestors

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James Ormond
1331–1382
Birth Place: Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland
Parents
James Butler 1st Earl of Ormond
1304–1338
Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland
Eleanor (de Bohun Countess of) Ormonde
1304–1363
Knaresborough Castle, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England
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James Ormond's Descendants

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James (Butler 2nd Earl of) Ormond (4 Oct 1331–18 Oct 1382) m. Elizabeth (Darcy Countess of) Ormond (3 Apr 1332–Aft 24 Mar 1390)
  1. 1. James (Butler 3rd Earl of) Ormond 1359–1405 m. Anne (Welles Countess of) Ormond 1360–1397 m. Katherine FitzGerald 1379–1470
    1. 1. James (Butler 4th Earl of) Ormond 1393–1452 m. Joan (de Beauchamp Countess of) Ormond 1396–1430 m. Lady, Elizabeth 1398–1452
      1. 1. Elizabeth Butler 1421–1473 m. John (Talbot 2nd Earl of) Shrewsbury 1413–1460
        1. 1. Anne Talbot 1445–1494 m. Henry Vernon 1445–1515 m. Ralph Shriley 1443–1510
        2. 2. John (Talbot 3rd Earl of) Shrewsbury 1448–1473 m. Katharine Stafford 1445–1476
        3. 3. James Talbot 1450–
        4. 4. Gilbert Talbot 1452–1518 m. Elizabeth Greystoke 1436–1490 m. Audrey Cotton 1446–1505
        5. 5. Archdeacon (Christopher) Talbot 1454–1474
        6. 6. George Talbot 1456–1457
        7. 7. Margaret Talbot 1460– m. Thomas Chaworth 1457–1483
      2. 2. Thomas (Butler 7th Earl of) Ormond 1426–1515 m. Anne Hankford 1429–1485 m. Lora Berkeley 1466–1501
        1. 1. John Boteler 1459–1514 m. Lady (Constance DeVere, Countess of) Wollaton 1435–1514 m. Margaret Belknap 1472–1513 m. Dorothy (Terril Tyrell -) Boteler 1459–1515 m. Elizabeth Langston 1450–1482 m. Katherine Acton 1460–
        2. 2. Margaret Butler 1454–1539 m. William Boleyn 1451–1505 m. Richard Bold 1462–1528 m. Sir (John) Bouchier 1492–1518
        3. 3. William Butler 1451–
        4. 4. Anne Butler 1462–1533 m. Ambrose Cresacre 1445–1469 m. Sir (James St) Leger 1437–1509 m. William Mason 1449–1549
        5. 5. Theobold Butler 1477–1596 m. Mary Cusack 1542–1597
        6. 6. Elizabeth Butler 1463–1539
        7. 7. Annes Butler –1549 m. William Mason –1549
      3. 3. Sir (Edmund MacRichard Butler Knight) Garter 1408–1464
      4. 4. Anne Butler 1415–1435
      5. 5. James Butler 1420–1461 m. Avice Stafford 1423–1457 m. Eleanor Beaufort 1431–1501
      6. 6. John (Butler 6th Earl of) Ormond 1422–1476 m. Reynalda O'Brien 1425– m. Alice (Isabel De) Langton 1410–1456
      7. 7. Ellen Butler 1422–
      8. 8. John LeButler 1424–1477
    2. 2. Ralph Butler 1385–1452 m. Margaret Berwick 1390–1427
    3. 3. Thomas (Bacach) Butler 1386–1420
    4. 4. Anne Butler 1394–1418 m. John Wogan 1375–1421
    5. 5. Richard Butler 1395–1452 m. Catharine O'Reilly 1395–1445
    6. 6. Aveline Boteler 1395–
  2. 2. Eleanor (Butler Countess of) Desmond 1350–1392 m. Gerald (FitzMaurice FitzGerald 3rd Earl of) Desmond 1344–1397 m. Gerald (FitzThomas Desmond Desmond) Desmond –1398
  3. 3. Ralph Butler 1356–1367 m. Elizabeth (Butler Lady) Ormond 1365–
  4. 4. Katherine Butler 1358–1380 m. Thomas (Reade) III 1356–1412 m. Thomas (Fleming) "Flandrensis" 1358–1434 m. Thomas Rede 1336–1382
  5. 5. Thomas (Butler Justice of) Cork 1359–1396 m. Cecilia Arraby 1185–
  6. 6. Joan Butler 1360–1392 m. Tiege (O Carrol Ó) Cearbhaill 1352–1407
  7. 7. Catherine Butler 1361–

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: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for James Butler, person ID LB54-743.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1382
    Event Place: Knocktopher, County Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for James Butler, person ID LB54-743.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint Mary's Cemetery, Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 28 May 2023), entry for James Butler, person ID LB54-743.

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