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James 'The White Earl' Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond 1393–1452 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 May 1393

Birth Location: Gowran Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland

Death Date: 22 Aug 1452

Death Location: Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Father: Sir Ireland

Mother: Lady Ormond

Spouse(s): Joan Beauchamp

Children(s): Sir London, Eizabeth Shrewsbury, Thomas Ormond

The story of James 'The White Earl' Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond began in 1393 in Gowran Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland. James 'The White Earl' Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond married Joan De Beauchamp, and had children including Eizabeth Butler Talbot Countess Of Shrewsbury, Sir James Butler Knight Of The Garder 5Th Earl Of Ormond 1St Earl Of Wiltshire War Of The Roses His Head Was Afterwards Displayed On London, Thomas Butler 7Th Earl Of Ormond. James 'The White Earl' Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond passed away in 1452 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of James 'The White Earl' Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond began in 1393 in Gowran Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland.
  • James 'The White Earl' Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond married Joan De Beauchamp, and had children including Eizabeth Butler Talbot Countess Of Shrewsbury, Sir James Butler Knight Of The Garder 5Th Earl Of Ormond 1St Earl Of Wiltshire War Of The Roses His Head Was Afterwards Displayed On London, Thomas Butler 7Th Earl Of Ormond.
  • James 'The White Earl' Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond passed away in 1452 in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Ireland
1362–1405
Birth Location: Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
SI
Lady Ormond
1359–1397
Birth Location: Welles Castle, Gainsby, Lincolnshire, England
LO

Spouses(s)

Joan Beauchamp
1396–1430
Birth Location: Abergavenny, Monmouth, England
JB

Children(s)

Sir London
1420–1461
Birth Location: Kilkenny, Ireland
SL
Eizabeth Shrewsbury
1424–1473
Birth Location: Ormond, County Tipperary, Ireland
ES
Thomas Ormond
1426–1515
Birth Location: Ormond, Kerry, Ierland
TO

James Ormond's Ancestors

Self
James Ormond
1393–1452
Birth Place: Gowran Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland
Parents
Sir James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond, Lord Justice of Ireland
1362–1405
Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
Lady (Anne Wells, Countess of) Ormond
1359–1397
Welles Castle, Gainsby, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
Sir (James Butler, 2nd Earl of) Ormonde
1331–1382
Elizabeth (D'arcy) (Strangeways)
1417–1461
Knaith Manor, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
John (de) Welles
1334–1361
Bonthorpe, Lincolnshire, England
Maud DeRos
1330–1388
Helmsley Castle, North Riding, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Sir 1317
1305–1338
Lady Bohun
1304–1363
John Knayth
1400–1458
Lady Greystoke
1405–1456
Sir Welles
1304–1345
Margaret Bardolf
1312–1345
William Helmsley
1290–1343
Margerey Badlesmere
1306–1363
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Ireland
1271–1321
Joan Butler
1282–1320
Humphrey Marches
1276–1322
Elizabeth Holland
1282–1316
John Knayth
1377–1411
Margaretha Grey
1378–1454
John Castle
1389–1436
Elizabeth Wembley
1393–1434
Adam Welles
1271–1311
Joane Welles
1279–1315
William Belvoir
1255–1316
Maud Vaux
1257–1316
Bartholomew Badlesmere
1275–1322
Margaret Norman-Irish
1287–1333

James Ormond's Descendants

1.
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James ('The White Earl' Butler, 4th Earl of) Ormond (23 May 1393–22 Aug 1452) m. Joan (de) Beauchamp (1396–05 Aug 1430)
  1. 1. Sir (James Butler, Knight of the Garder, 5th Earl of Ormond, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, War of the Roses: his head was afterwards displayed on) London 1420–1461 m. Lady (Eleanor Beaufort, Countess of Somerset &) Wiltshire 1434–1501 m. Avice Stafford 1423–1457
    1. 1. Sir (James 'Black James' Butler, lord-Treasurer of Ireland, illegimate) son 1450–1497
  2. 2. Eizabeth (Butler ( Talbot), Countess of) Shrewsbury 1424–1473
  3. 3. Thomas (Butler 7th Earl of) Ormond 1426–1515 m. Lady (Anne Hankeford Butler, Countess of) Ormond 1431–1485
    1. 1. 1454–1537 m. Sir (William Boleyn, High Sherrif of Kent, Lord Mayor of) London 1449–1505
      1. 1. Sir (Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire & Ormond, Knight of the Garter, English envoy to the Holy Roman Emperor Charles) V 1477–1539 m. Elizabeth (Howard Countess of) Wiltshire 1483–1538
        1. 1. Mary Carey 1501–1536 m. Sir (William Cary, Baron Cary of Clovelly, Sheriff & Mayor Of) Bristol 1492–1528 m. Henry (VIII Tudor, King of England, Ireland & Scotland, created & headed Church of England, started English Protestantism) 1534 1491–1547 m. William Stafford 1495–1556
        2. 2. Anne (Boleyn, Queen consort of England, Marchioness of Pembroke, 2nd wife of Henry) VIII 1501–1536 m. Henry (VIII Tudor, King of England, Ireland & Scotland, created & headed Church of England, started English Protestantism) 1534 1491–1547
        3. 3. George (Boleyn, Viscount Rochford, Executed with his sister Queen) Anne 1504–1536 m. Jane Boleyn 1505–1542
        4. 4. Sybilla Boleyn 1499–1500
      2. 2. Lady (Anne Boleyn, Baroness) Shelton 1475–1555 m. Sir (John William 'The Elder') Shelton 1476–1539
        1. 1. Sir (John 'The Younger' Shelton, 22nd Lord) of 1504–1558
        2. 2. Thomas Shelton 1498–1579
        3. 3. Anne Shelton 1511–1579
        4. 4. Gabriella Shelton 1500–1571
        5. 5. Margaret ("Madge") Shelton 1502–1583
        6. 6. Roger Sheldon 1500–1531
        7. 7. Sir (Matthew de) Shelton 1510–1564
        8. 8. Amy (Emma) Shelton 1502–1556
      3. 3. Margaret ((Anne?) Boleyn) (Sackville) 1489–1550 m. Sir (John Sackville, Sheriff Of Surrey And Sussex, Member Of Parliament, Cambridge educated) lawyer 1483–1557
        1. 1. Sir (Richard 'The Fill Sack' de Sackville, of Ashburnum and Buckhurst, Sussex, Privy Council to Queen Elizabeth I, Chancellor of the) Exchequer 1507–1566 m. Winifred (Brydges) (Bridges) 1510–1586 m. Agnes Birch 1450–1527
        2. 2. Mary Sackville 1524–1571
        3. 3. Christopher (Sackville, Member of Parliament, Chancellor of the) Exchequer 1514–1558
        4. 4. Isabel Sackville 1518–1563
        5. 5. John Sackville 1522–1547
        6. 6. Jack Sackville 1500–1556
      4. 4. Alice (Boleyn) (Clere) 1487–1539 m. Robert Clere –1529
      5. 5. William Boleyn 1491–1571
      6. 6. John Boleyn 1481–1493
    2. 2. Anne (Butler (St.) Leger) 1447–1520

James Ormond's Timeline

2 Records

1393
23 May 1393
Birth of James 'The White Earl' Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond in Gowran Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland
Gowran Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland
1452
22 Aug 1452
Age 59
Death of James 'The White Earl' Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond in Ardee, Louth, Ireland
Ardee, Louth, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 May 1393
    Event Place: Gowran Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1452
    Event Place: Ardee, Louth, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22, London, England: Oxford University Press; Volume: Vol 14; Page: 1156
    [2] Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI), Gale Research Company; Detroit, Michigan; Accession Number: 661839
    [3] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [4] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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