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Joan - (Countess of Carrick & Kildare) Fitzgerald 1281 – 1320 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1281

Birth Location: Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland

Death Date: 2 MAY 1320

Death Location: Laraghbryan, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland

Father: John FitzGerald

Mother: Blanche Roche

Spouse(s): Edmund Botiller)

Children(s): John Botiller), Sir Botiller), Laurance Botiller), Thomas Botiller), Joan Butler, Blanche Botiller)

Joan - (Countess of Carrick & Kildare) Fitzgerald was born in 1281 in Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland, the child of John - (1st Earl of Kildare) FitzGerald and Blanche de la Roche. Joan - (Countess of Carrick & Kildare) Fitzgerald married Edmund - (Earl of Carrick, Chief Butler of Ireland) Butler (le Botiller), and had children including John Butler (le Botiller), Sir James 1st Earl of Ormonde Butler (le Botiller), Laurance (Lawrence) Butler (le Botiller), Thomas Butler (le Botiller), Joan Butler, Blanche Butler (le Botiller). Joan - (Countess of Carrick & Kildare) Fitzgerald passed away in 1320 in Laraghbryan, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Joan - (Countess of Carrick & Kildare) Fitzgerald was born in 1281 in Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland, the child of John - (1st Earl of Kildare) FitzGerald and Blanche de la Roche.
  • Joan - (Countess of Carrick & Kildare) Fitzgerald married Edmund - (Earl of Carrick, Chief Butler of Ireland) Butler (le Botiller), and had children including John Butler (le Botiller), Sir James 1st Earl of Ormonde Butler (le Botiller), Laurance (Lawrence) Butler (le Botiller), Thomas Butler (le Botiller), Joan Butler, Blanche Butler (le Botiller).
  • Joan - (Countess of Carrick & Kildare) Fitzgerald passed away in 1320 in Laraghbryan, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

John FitzGerald
1250 – 1316
Birth Location: –
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Blanche Roche
1251 – 1329
Birth Location: Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Spouses(s)

Edmund Botiller)
1271 – 1321
Birth Location: Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Ireland
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Children(s)

John Botiller)
1304 – 1338
Birth Location: Knocktopher Castle, Wicklow, Ireland
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Sir Botiller)
1304 – 1338
Birth Location: Knocktopher Castle, Wicklow, Ireland
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Laurance Botiller)
1306 – 1338
Birth Location: –
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Thomas Botiller)
1308 –
Birth Location: Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland
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Joan Butler
1309 – 1405
Birth Location: Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
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Blanche Botiller)
Birth Location: –
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Joan Fitzgerald's Ancestors

Self
Joan Fitzgerald
1281 – 1320
Birth Place: Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland
Parents
John - (1st Earl of Kildare) FitzGerald
1250 – 1316
Blanche (de la) Roche
1251 – 1329
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joan Fitzgerald's Descendants

1.
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Joan (- (Countess of Carrick & Kildare)) Fitzgerald (1281 – 2 MAY 1320) m. Edmund (- (Earl of Carrick, Chief Butler of Ireland) Butler (le) Botiller) (1271 – 13 SEP 1321)
  1. 1. John (Butler (le) Botiller) (17 OCT 1304 – 6 JAN 1338) m. Alianore (Bromwich Countess of) Ormonde (17 OCT 1304 – 7 OCT 1363)
    1. 1. James Butler (ABT 1220 – 1250)
    2. 2. Anne Butler (1328 – 1329)
    3. 3. Petronilla Bulter (ABT 1328 – 1 MAY 1368)
    4. 4. James Butler (4 OCT 1331 – 18 OCT 1382) m. Elizabeth (d'Arcy) (Darcy) (3 APR 1332 – 24 MAR 1390)
      1. 1. Thomas Butler (1359 – 1396)
      2. 2. Jean Butler (31 DEC 1360 – 1383) m. Tiege (Aibhle 'Taig') O'Cearbhuill (1360 – 1407)
        1. 1. Maolruanaidh ("The Beard" O'Carroll (born) O'Cearbhuill) ( – 1443)
        2. 2. Margaret (O'Carroll (born) O'Cearbhuill) ( – 1451)
        3. 3. Donald (Donnchadh Dahl O'Carroll (born) O'Cearbhuill) ( – 1469)
        4. 4. Tiege (O'Carroll (born) O'Cearbhuill)
        5. 5. Connla (O'Carroll (born) O'Cearbhuill)
        6. 6. Mairgret (O'Carroll (born) O'Cearbhuill)
      3. 3. James Butler (1361 – 6 SEP 1405) m. Anne (de) Welles (1359 – 24 MAR 1390) m. Catherine Fitzgerald (ABT 1361 – )
        1. 1. James ('the White Earl') Butler (ABT 1392 – 22 AUG 1452) m. Joan (Elizabeth) Butler (ABT FEB 1395 – 4 AUG 1430) m. Joan Fitzgerald (ABT 1398 – 6 AUG 1452)
        2. 2. Ann Butler (ABT 1394 – 5 NOV 1418)
        3. 3. Richard Butler (1396 – ABT 1443) m. Catherine Butler (1395 – 1414)
        4. 4. Edmund Butler (ABT 1401 – 1460)
      4. 4. Alianore Butler ( – 1392)
      5. 5. Ralph Butler ( – 1367)
      6. 6. Maurice Butler
    5. 5. Petronilla Talbot (1332 – 23 APR 1368)
    6. 6. Thomas Butler (ABT 1333 – )
    7. 7. Thomasine (Dagworth) Butler (1334 – 29 JUL 1409)
    8. 8. Joan Butler (ABT 1337 – )
  2. 2. Sir (James 1st Earl of Ormonde Butler (le) Botiller) (17 OCT 1304 – 6 JAN 1338)
  3. 3. Laurance ((Lawrence) Butler (le) Botiller) (1306 – 1338)
  4. 4. Thomas (Butler (le) Botiller) (1308 – )
  5. 5. Joan Butler (1309 – 3 NOV 1405)
  6. 6. Blanche (Butler (le) Botiller)

Joan Fitzgerald's Timeline

2 Records

1281
1281
Birth of Joan - (Countess of Carrick & Kildare) Fitzgerald in Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland
Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland
1320
2 MAY 1320
Age 39
Death of Joan - (Countess of Carrick & Kildare) Fitzgerald in Laraghbryan, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland
Laraghbryan, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1281
    Event Place: Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1302
    Event Place: Shere, Surrey, Farmbridge, Essex, England
    Record Source: Age:
    20-21

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 MAY 1320
    Event Place: Laraghbryan, Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland
    Record Source: Age:
    38-39
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