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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

The story of Lord Sir Knight James Butler , 1st Earl of Ormond, Chief Butler Of Ireland, , Knight of the Garter, Knight of Knocktopher, Kilkeney, Nenah and Thurles began in 1304 in Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland. Lord Sir Knight James Butler , 1st Earl of Ormond, Chief Butler Of Ireland, , Knight of the Garter, Knight of Knocktopher, Kilkeney, Nenah and Thurles married Lady Eleanor de Bohun, Lady Alianor de Bohun, and had children including Lord James 'The Noble Earl' Butler, 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 passed away in 1338 in Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of Lord Sir Knight James Butler , 1st Earl of Ormond, Chief Butler Of Ireland, , Knight of the Garter, Knight of Knocktopher, Kilkeney, Nenah and Thurles began in 1304 in Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland.
  • Lord Sir Knight James Butler , 1st Earl of Ormond, Chief Butler Of Ireland, , Knight of the Garter, Knight of Knocktopher, Kilkeney, Nenah and Thurles married Lady Eleanor de Bohun, Lady Alianor de Bohun, and had children including Lord James 'The Noble Earl' Butler, 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 passed away in 1338 in Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord Butler's Ancestors

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Lord Butler
1304 – 1338
Birth Place: Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland
Parents
Edmund Butler
1268 – 1321
Joan FitzGerald
1281 – 1320
Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland
Grandparents
Theobald Butler
1242 – 1285
Lady (Joan) FitzJohn
1250 – 1303
Great-Grandparents
Theobald Butler
1224 – 1248
Margery Burgh
1224 – 1252
Baron Burgh
1194 – 1242
Egidia Lacy
1196 – 1240
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Theobald Botiller
1200 – 1230
Joan Marisco
William Burgh
1158 – 1204
Mor O'Brien
1160 – 1194

Lord Butler's Descendants

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Lord (Sir Knight James) Butler (17 Oct 1304 – 6 Jan 1338) m. Lady (Eleanor de) Bohun (17 Oct 1304 – 7 Oct 1363) m. Lady (Alianor de) Bohun (17 Oct 1304 – 7 Oct 1363)
  1. 1. Lord (James 'The Noble Earl') Butler (4 Oct 1331 – 18 Oct 1382) m. Lady (Elizabeth) Darcy (3 Apr 1332 – 24 Mar 1390)
    1. 1. Lady (Eleanor) Butler (6 Nov 1330 – 1392) m. Lord (Gerald) FitzGerald (1335 – 1398)
      1. 1. Lord (James 'the Usurper',) FitzGerald (20 Jul 1380 – 1462) m. Lady (Mary de) Burgh (1390 – 1435)
        1. 1. Lord (Thomas) FitzGerald (1419 – 1468) m. Lady (Ellice de) Barry (1431 – 25 Dec 1486)
    2. 2. James ("The Earl of Gowran") Butler (Abt. 1359 – 7 Sep 1405) m. Anne Welles
      1. 1. Sir (Richard) Butler (1395 – 1443) m. Catherine O’Reilly
        1. 1. Edmund (MacRichard "The MacRichard of Ossory") Butler (1420 – 13 Jun 1464) m. Catherine O'Carroll ( – 1506)
  2. 2. Lady (Eleanor) Butler (6 Nov 1330 – 1392)
    1. 1. Lady (Amy FitzMaurice) FitzGerald (1377 – ) m. Lord (Maurice FitzJohn de la) Roche (1375 – 1439)
      1. 1. Lady (Ellen de la) Roche (1397 – ) m. Lord (William de) Barry (1397 – 1480)
        1. 1. Lady (Ellice de) Barry (1431 – 25 Dec 1486) m. Lord (Thomas) FitzGerald (1419 – 1468)

Lord Butler's Timeline

4 Records

1304
17 Oct 1304
Birth of Lord Sir Knight James Butler , 1st Earl of Ormond, Chief Butler Of Ireland, , Knight of the Garter, Knight of Knocktopher, Kilkeney, Nenah and Thurles in Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland
Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland
1304
17 Oct 1304
Birth of Lord Sir Knight James Butler , 1st Earl of Ormond, Chief Butler Of Ireland, , Knight of the Garter, Knight of Knocktopher, Kilkeney, Nenah and Thurles
None
1338
6 Jan 1338
Age 34
Death of Lord Sir Knight James Butler , 1st Earl of Ormond, Chief Butler Of Ireland, , Knight of the Garter, Knight of Knocktopher, Kilkeney, Nenah and Thurles in Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland
Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland
1338
6 Jan 1338
Age 34
Death of Lord Sir Knight James Butler , 1st Earl of Ormond, Chief Butler Of Ireland, , Knight of the Garter, Knight of Knocktopher, Kilkeney, Nenah and Thurles
None

Sources

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

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

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

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

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