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Lord James 'The Noble Earl' Butler , 2nd Earl of Ormond, Lord Justice of Ireland 1331–1382 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Oct 1331

Birth Location: Kilkenny Castle, Ireland

Death Date: 18 Oct 1382

Death Location: Knocktopher Castle in Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland

Father: Sir Lindford

Mother: Lady Ormonde

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Darcy

Children(s): James Tipperary, Lady Desmond

Lord James 'The Noble Earl' Butler , 2nd Earl of Ormond, Lord Justice of Ireland was born in 1331 in Kilkenny Castle, Ireland, the child of Sir Knight James Butler Knight Of The Garter Knight Of Knocktopher Kilkeney Nenah And Thurles Tipperary Aylesbury Grewt Lindford And Lady Eleanor De Bohun Countess Of Ormonde. Lord James 'The Noble Earl' Butler , 2nd Earl of Ormond, Lord Justice of Ireland married Elizabeth Darcy, and had children including James The Earl Of Gowran Butler 3Rd Earl Of Ormond Governor Of Counties Kilkenny And Tipperary, Lady Eleanor Butler Countess Of Desmond. Lord James 'The Noble Earl' Butler , 2nd Earl of Ormond, Lord Justice of Ireland passed away in 1382 in Knocktopher Castle in Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Lord James 'The Noble Earl' Butler , 2nd Earl of Ormond, Lord Justice of Ireland was born in 1331 in Kilkenny Castle, Ireland, the child of Sir Knight James Butler Knight Of The Garter Knight Of Knocktopher Kilkeney Nenah And Thurles Tipperary Aylesbury Grewt Lindford And Lady Eleanor De Bohun Countess Of Ormonde.
  • Lord James 'The Noble Earl' Butler , 2nd Earl of Ormond, Lord Justice of Ireland married Elizabeth Darcy, and had children including James The Earl Of Gowran Butler 3Rd Earl Of Ormond Governor Of Counties Kilkenny And Tipperary, Lady Eleanor Butler Countess Of Desmond.
  • Lord James 'The Noble Earl' Butler , 2nd Earl of Ormond, Lord Justice of Ireland passed away in 1382 in Knocktopher Castle in Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lord Ireland's Ancestors

Self
Lord Ireland
1331–1382
Birth Place: Kilkenny Castle, Ireland
Parents
Sir Knight James Butler , Knight of the Garter, Knight of Knocktopher, Kilkeney, Nenah and Thurles, Tipperary, Aylesbury, Grewt Lindford
1304–1338
Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland
Lady (Eleanor de Bohun , Countess of) Ormonde
1304–1363
Knaresborough Castle, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Edmund (Butler , Earl of Carrick and 6th Chief Butler of Ireland, Justiciar of) Ireland
1268–1321
Joan FitzGerald
1281–1320
Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland
Lord (Humphrey de Bohun , 4th Earl of Hereford, Earl of Essex, and Constable of) England
1276–1322
Pleshey Castle, Essex, England
Lady (Elizabeth Plantagenet , of) Rhuddlan
1282–1316
Rhuddlan Castle, Denbighshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Theobald Ireland
1242–1285
Lady FitzJohn
1250–1303
Humphrey Essex
1249–1298
Lady Essex
1246–1298
Edward England
1239–1307
Queen Ireland
1241–1290
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Theobald Ireland
1224–1248
Margery Burgh
1224–1252
Lord Connaught
1194–1242
Egidia Connacht
1196–1240
Eleanor Braose
1228–1251
Lord Fiennes
1200–1267
Lady Morialmé
1215–1284
King England
1207–1272
Queen Provence
1223–1291
Lord España
1201–1252
Lady Ponthieu
1220–1279

Lord Ireland's Descendants

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Lord (James 'The Noble Earl' Butler , 2nd Earl of Ormond, Lord Justice of) Ireland (4 Oct 1331–18 Oct 1382) m. Elizabeth Darcy (3 Apr 1332–24 Mar 1390)
  1. 1. James ("The Earl of Gowran" Butler , 3rd Earl of Ormond, Governor of counties Kilkenny and) Tipperary 1359–1405
    1. 1. Sir (Richard Butler , of) Polestown 1395–1443
      1. 1. Edmund (MacRichard "The MacRichard of Ossory") Butler 1420–1464 m. Catherine O'Carroll –1506
        1. 1. Sir (James Butler , of Polestown, Lord Deputy of) Ireland –1487
  2. 2. Lady (Eleanor Butler , Countess of) Desmond 1330–1392 m. Gerald (FitzGerald , 3rd Earl of) Desmond 1335–1398
    1. 1. Lord (James FitzGerald , 6th Earl of Desmond, Seneschal of Imokilly, Inchiquin, and the town of Youghal, Constable of) Limerick 1380–1462 m. Mary (de) Burgh 1390–1435
      1. 1. Lord (Thomas Fitzgerald , Fitzgerald, 7th Earl of) Desmond 1419–1468 m. Ellice (de) Barry 1431–1486
        1. 1. Maurice (FitzGerald , 9th Earl of) Desmond –1520 m. Lady (Ellen Roche , of) Fermoy 1510–
        2. 2. Lady (Ellen) Fitzgerald 1450–1497 m. King (Toirdhealbhach Mac-I-Brien-Ara O'Brien , King of) Thomond 1450–1528
        3. 3. Rev. (Sir John FitzGerald , de facto 12th Earl of Desmond, 12th Knight of) Glin 1460–1536 m. Lady (Móre O'Brien , of) Carrigogunnell 1470–1505

Lord Ireland's Timeline

4 Records

1331
4 Oct 1331
Birth of Lord James 'The Noble Earl' Butler , 2nd Earl of Ormond, Lord Justice of Ireland in Kilkenny Castle, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Kilkenny Castle, County Kilkenny, Ireland
1331
4 Oct 1331
Birth of Lord James 'The Noble Earl' Butler , 2nd Earl of Ormond, Lord Justice of Ireland in Kilkenny Castle, Ireland
Kilkenny Castle, Ireland
1382
18 Oct 1382
Age 51
Death of Lord James 'The Noble Earl' Butler , 2nd Earl of Ormond, Lord Justice of Ireland in Knocktopher Castle in Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
Knocktopher Castle in Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
1382
18 Oct 1382
Age 51
Death of Lord James 'The Noble Earl' Butler , 2nd Earl of Ormond, Lord Justice of Ireland
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1331
    Event Place: Kilkenny Castle, County Kilkenny, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1331
    Event Place: Kilkenny Castle, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1382
    Event Place: Knocktopher Castle in Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1382

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