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Lady Margaretha, Countess Ormond FitzGerald 1465–1542 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1465

Birth Location: Castletown, County Kildare, Ireland

Death Date: 9 August 1542

Death Location: Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Father: Gerald Fitzgerald

Mother: Alison FitzEustace

Spouse(s): Pierce Butler

Children(s): Sir Ossary

Lady Margaretha, Countess Ormond FitzGerald was born in 1465 in Castletown, County Kildare, Ireland, the child of Gerald Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald 8Th Earl Of Fitzgerald And Alison Fitzeustace. Lady Margaretha, Countess Ormond FitzGerald married Pierce Butler, and had children including Sir Knight Thomas Butter Butler Boteler Of Dedham 10Th Earl Of Ormond 3Rd Earl Of Ossary. Lady Margaretha, Countess Ormond FitzGerald passed away in 1542 in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Lady Margaretha, Countess Ormond FitzGerald was born in 1465 in Castletown, County Kildare, Ireland, the child of Gerald Fitzmaurice Fitzgerald 8Th Earl Of Fitzgerald And Alison Fitzeustace.
  • Lady Margaretha, Countess Ormond FitzGerald married Pierce Butler, and had children including Sir Knight Thomas Butter Butler Boteler Of Dedham 10Th Earl Of Ormond 3Rd Earl Of Ossary.
  • Lady Margaretha, Countess Ormond FitzGerald passed away in 1542 in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Lady FitzGerald's Ancestors

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Lady FitzGerald
1465–1542
Birth Place: Castletown, County Kildare, Ireland
Parents
Gerald FitzMaurice Fitzgerald, 8th Earl of Fitzgerald
1438–1513
Castletown, Harristown, Kildare, Ireland
Alison FitzEustace
1438–1495
Meath or Harristown, Kildare, Ireland
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Lady FitzGerald's Descendants

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Lady (Margaretha, Countess Ormond) FitzGerald (1465–9 August 1542) m. Pierce Butler (1464–26 August 1539)
  1. 1. Sir (Knight Thomas Butter\Butler\Boteler, of Dedham, 10th Earl of Ormond, 3rd Earl of) Ossary 1500–1555 m. Lady (Joane Dudley Sutton, Countess of) Ormond 1504–1555
    1. 1. Lady (Abigail "Lucy") Butler 1520–1580 m. Henry (Rolfe) III 1520–1558
      1. 1. William (Rolfe ( the) Younger) 1541–1610 m. Lady (Elizabeth) Saunders 1543–1585
        1. 1. William Rolfe 1570–1623 m. Lettis Boyton 1559–1597 m. Elizabeth Wilson 1598–

Lady FitzGerald's Timeline

4 Records

1464
1464-1475
Birth of Lady Margaretha, Countess Ormond FitzGerald in Castletown,Kildrought,Kildare,Ireland
Castletown,Kildrought,Kildare,Ireland
1465
1465
Birth of Lady Margaretha, Countess Ormond FitzGerald in Castletown, County Kildare, Ireland
Castletown, County Kildare, Ireland
1472
1472
Age 7
Birth of Lady Margaretha, Countess Ormond FitzGerald in Castletown,Kildrought,Kildare,Ireland
Castletown,Kildrought,Kildare,Ireland
1542
9 August 1542
Age 77
Death of Lady Margaretha, Countess Ormond FitzGerald in Cokilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland
Cokilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1472
    Event Place: Castletown,Kildrought,Kildare,Ireland
    Record Source: Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1464-1475
    Event Place: Castletown,Kildrought,Kildare,Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1465
    Event Place: Castletown, County Kildare, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 August 1542
    Event Place: Cokilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave Index

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