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Piers Butler 1467 – 1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1467

Birth Location: Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormonde was born circa 1467.1 He was the son of Sir James Butler and Sabh Kavanagh.1 He married Lady Margaret FitzGerald, daughter of Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare and Alison Eustace, circa 1485.

Death Date: 26 August 1539

Death Location: St Canice, Kilkenny, Ireland

Father: James Butler

Mother: Sawe Cavenagh

Spouse(s): Margaret Fitzgerald

Children(s): Ellice BUTLER, Ralph Butler, Richard Butler, Katherine Butler, Archbishop Butler, ellen Butler, Sir Butler,, Joan BUTLER, Sir Butler, James Butler, Margaret Butler, Richard Butler, Eleanor Butler

In 1467, Piers Butler entered the world in Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormonde was born circa 1467.1 He was the son of Sir James Butler and Sabh Kavanagh.1 He married Lady Margaret FitzGerald, daughter of Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare and Alison Eustace, circa 1485., born to James Butler and Sawe Cavenagh. Piers Butler married Margaret Fitzgerald, and had children including Ellice (Gerald MacShane FitzGERALD 3rd Lord of the DECIES) BUTLER, Ralph Butler, Richard Butler, Katherine Catherine Butler, Archbishop Edmund Butler, ellen Helen Butler, Sir Thomas 'Dedham' Butler,, Joan (James Butler 10th Lord of Dunboyne) BUTLER, Sir Knight Thomas Butler, James Butler, Margaret Butler, Richard 1st Viscount Mountgarret Butler, Eleanor Butler. Piers Butler passed away in 1539 in St Canice, Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1467, Piers Butler entered the world in Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormonde was born circa 1467.1 He was the son of Sir James Butler and Sabh Kavanagh.1 He married Lady Margaret FitzGerald, daughter of Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare and Alison Eustace, circa 1485., born to James Butler and Sawe Cavenagh.
  • Piers Butler married Margaret Fitzgerald, and had children including Ellice (Gerald MacShane FitzGERALD 3rd Lord of the DECIES) BUTLER, Ralph Butler, Richard Butler, Katherine Catherine Butler, Archbishop Edmund Butler, ellen Helen Butler, Sir Thomas 'Dedham' Butler,, Joan (James Butler 10th Lord of Dunboyne) BUTLER, Sir Knight Thomas Butler, James Butler, Margaret Butler, Richard 1st Viscount Mountgarret Butler, Eleanor Butler.
  • Piers Butler passed away in 1539 in St Canice, Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Piers Butler's Ancestors

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Piers Butler
1467 – 1539
Birth Place: Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormonde was born circa 1467.1 He was the son of Sir James Butler and Sabh Kavanagh.1 He married Lady Margaret FitzGerald, daughter of Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare and Alison Eustace, circa 1485.
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James Butler
Sawe Cavenagh
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Piers Butler's Descendants

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Piers Butler (1467 – 26 August 1539) m. Margaret Fitzgerald (1472 – 9 August 1542)
  1. 1. Ellice ((Gerald MacShane FitzGERALD 3rd Lord of the DECIES)) BUTLER (abt 1481 ?? – abt 1530 ??)
  2. 2. Ralph Butler (1487 – )
  3. 3. Richard Butler (1487-1501 – 20 Dec 1571)
  4. 4. Katherine (Catherine) Butler (1487-1506 – 3 Mar 1552/3)
  5. 5. Archbishop (Edmund) Butler (1490 – 1551)
  6. 6. ellen (Helen) Butler (ABT. 1492 – 2 Jul 1597)
  7. 7. Sir (Thomas 'Dedham') Butler, (1495 – 15 Oct 1555)
  8. 8. Joan ((James Butler 10th Lord of Dunboyne)) BUTLER (abt 1495 – 1540)
  9. 9. Sir (Knight Thomas) Butler (1500 – 15 Oct 1555) m. Jane (aka Johanna) Guildford (9 August 1504 – 15 October 1555) m. Lady (Joane Sutton Countess) Ormond (1504 – 15 October 1555) m. Joan White (1500 – 15 October 1555)
    1. 1. Lady (Agnes Butler (Countess) Yaxley) (Jul 1513 – 6 Nov 1606) m. Henry (John 1516) Wolcott (10 Sep 1516 – 7 Dec 1571)
      1. 1. Agnes Walcot (1530 – 1628) m. Robert (Forrest\\Oxford) Alum (1526 – 1 May 1599)
        1. 1. Sir (Myles) Forrest (1547 – 9 Jul 1636) m. ® (Isabella) Colley (1551 – 31 May 1584)
    2. 2. Edmund Butler (1515 – May 1567)
    3. 3. Owen Ormond (Abt. 1515 – Bef. 14 Sep 1610)
    4. 4. Abigail Butler (1520 – 14 October 1580)
    5. 5. William (Butter) (Butler) (1521 – 1594)
    6. 6. Joane Butter (1523 – 20 August 1555)
    7. 7. Josiah Butler (1525 – 1590)
    8. 8. Margaret Butter (1530 – 17 May 1578)
    9. 9. John Butler (1531 – 10 May 1570)
    10. 10. Grace Butler (1532 – 1533)
    11. 11. Thomas Butler (1533 – 22 November 1614)
    12. 12. James (Duiske) Butler (1535 – 1567)
    13. 13. Gilbert Butter (1539 – 20 Aug 1555)
    14. 14. Alice Butler (1540 – 1556)
    15. 15. Dinah Butler (1540 – 1570)
    16. 16. Sibell Butler (1531 – 20 Aug 1555)
    17. 17. Pierce Butler (20 Aug 1534 – 26 Aug 1555)
    18. 18. Elizabeth (Ann) Sutton
  10. 10. James Butler (1501 – 28 Oct.1546,poisoned in London)
  11. 11. Margaret Butler (1501 – 1580)
  12. 12. Richard (1st Viscount Mountgarret) Butler (1501 – 20 Dec 1571)
  13. 13. Eleanor Butler (1504 – 1558)

Piers Butler's Timeline

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1467
1467
Birth of Piers Butler in Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormonde was born circa 1467.1 He was the son of Sir James Butler and Sabh Kavanagh.1 He married Lady Margaret FitzGerald, daughter of Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare and Alison Eustace, circa 1485.
Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormonde was born circa 1467.1 He was the son of Sir James Butler and Sabh Kavanagh.1 He married Lady Margaret FitzGerald, daughter of Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare and Alison Eustace, circa 1485.
1485
1485
Age 18
Piers Butler was married in Ireland, Ireland
Ireland, Ireland
1539
26 August 1539
Age 72
Death of Piers Butler in St Canice, Kilkenny, Ireland
St Canice, Kilkenny, Ireland

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1467
    Event Place: Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormonde was born circa 1467.1 He was the son of Sir James Butler and Sabh Kavanagh.1 He married Lady Margaret FitzGerald, daughter of Gerald FitzGerald, 8th Earl of Kildare and Alison Eustace, circa 1485.
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1485
    Event Place: Ireland, Ireland
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 August 1539
    Event Place: St Canice, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, 1702–1981, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M840713
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

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