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Lord Sir, Knight, James Butler 1304 – 1338 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1304

Birth Location: Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland

Death Date: 6 Jan 1338

Death Location: Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland

Father: Edmund Butler

Mother: Joan FitzGerald

Spouse(s): Lady Bohun, Lady Bohun

Children(s): Lord Butler, Lady Butler

It was in 1304 that Lord Sir Knight James Butler , 1st Earl of Ormond, Chief Butler Of Ireland, , Knight of the Garter, Knight of Knocktopher, Kilkeney, Nenah and Thurles was born in Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland, a child of Edmund Butler and Joan FitzGerald. Lord Sir Knight James Butler , 1st Earl of Ormond, Chief Butler Of Ireland, , Knight of the Garter, Knight of Knocktopher, Kilkeney, Nenah and Thurles went on to marry Lady Eleanor de Bohun and Lady Alianor de Bohun and had children such as Lord James 'The Noble Earl' Butler and Lady Eleanor Butler. Lord Sir Knight James Butler , 1st Earl of Ormond, Chief Butler Of Ireland, , Knight of the Garter, Knight of Knocktopher, Kilkeney, Nenah and Thurles was deceased by 1338 in Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Parents

Edmund Butler
1268 – 1321
Birth Location: –
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Joan FitzGerald
1281 – 1320
Birth Location: Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Lady Bohun
1304 – 1363
Birth Location: Knaresborough Castle, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
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Lady Bohun
1304 – 1363
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Lord Butler
1331 – 1382
Birth Location: Kilkenny Castle, Ireland
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Lady Butler
1330 – 1392
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 Oct 1304
    Event Place: Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 Oct 1304

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 Jan 1338
    Event Place: Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 6 Jan 1338

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