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Piers 8th Earl of Ormonde Butler 1460–1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1460

Birth Location: Gowran, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland

Death Date: 26 August 1539

Death Location: County Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland

Father: Sir Garter

Mother: Sabine Cavanagh

Spouse(s): Lady Windsor, Elizabeth Sefton

Children(s): Sirjames Ormond

In 1460, Piers 8th Earl of Ormonde Butler entered the world in Gowran, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, born to Sir James Butler Ormond Knight Of The Garter And Sabine Kavanagh Cavanagh. Piers 8th Earl of Ormonde Butler married Elizabeth Molyneux Countess Sefton, Lady Margaret Fitzgerald Countess Of Ormonde Margaret The Great Countess Of Castletown Ireland Amp Windsor, and had children including Sirjames Butler 9Th Earl Of Ormond. Piers 8th Earl of Ormonde Butler passed away in 1539 in County Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland.

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  • In 1460, Piers 8th Earl of Ormonde Butler entered the world in Gowran, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland, born to Sir James Butler Ormond Knight Of The Garter And Sabine Kavanagh Cavanagh.
  • Piers 8th Earl of Ormonde Butler married Elizabeth Molyneux Countess Sefton, Lady Margaret Fitzgerald Countess Of Ormonde Margaret The Great Countess Of Castletown Ireland Amp Windsor, and had children including Sirjames Butler 9Th Earl Of Ormond.
  • Piers 8th Earl of Ormonde Butler passed away in 1539 in County Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland.

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Piers Butler's Ancestors

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Piers Butler
1460–1539
Birth Place: Gowran, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
Parents
Sir James Butler Ormond Knight of the Garter
1430–1487
Callan Gowran, Donegal, Kilkenny, Ireland
Sabine (Kavanagh) Cavanagh
1430–1492
Borris, Carlow, Ireland
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Piers Butler's Descendants

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Piers (8th Earl of Ormonde) Butler (1460–26 August 1539) m. Lady (Margaret FitzGerald; Countess of Ormonde; "Margaret the Great"; Countess of Castletown, Ireland, &) Windsor (1472–9 August 1542) m. Elizabeth (Molyneux Countess) Sefton (1477–27 Nov 1508)
  1. 1. Sirjames (Butler, 9th Earl of) Ormond 1495–1546 m. Joan, ("Dowager Duchess of Ormond' FIitzgerald Butler,) Bryan) 1509–1565
    1. 1. Thomas Butler –1614

Piers Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1460
1460
Birth of Piers 8th Earl of Ormonde Butler in Gowran, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
Gowran, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
1539
26 August 1539
Age 79
Death of Piers 8th Earl of Ormonde Butler in County Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
County Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1460
    Event Place: Gowran, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Clifton Lancaster, Cheshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: England

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Lancashire & Cheshire: - Original Documents relating to Lancashire and Cheshire, 1576-1701

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 August 1539
    Event Place: County Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland

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