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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: Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Father: James Butler

Mother: Sawe(Sabina) Countess.

Spouse(s): Margaret Fitzgerald

Children(s): Sir Butler, Joan Dunboyne, James +, ellen Ormonde, Katherine Desmond, Richard 1550, Ellice http:\\fabpedigree.com\s017\f151029.htm, Sir Ormond, Ralph Butler, Archbishop Butler, Margaret Butler, Richard Butler, Eleanor Butler

Piers Butler was born in 1467 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., the child of James Butler And Sawe Sabina Cavenagh Countess. Piers Butler married Margaret Fitzgerald, and had children including Archbishop Edmund Butler, Eleanor Butler, Ellen Helen Butler Lady Of Ormonde, Ellice Gerald Macshane Fitzgerald 3Rd Lord Of The Decies Butler Lady Http Fabpedigree Com S017 F151029 Htm, James Butler The Lame 9Th Earl Of Ormonde Amp Ossary, Joan James Butler 10Th Lord Of Dunboyne Butler De Ormond Countess Of Dunboyne, Katherine Catherine Butler Lady Mar 1St Richard Power Le Poer 2Nd Child Of Lady Katherine Butler And James Fitzjohn Fitzgerald 13Th Earl Of Desmond, Margaret Butler, Ralph Butler, Richard 1St Viscount Mountgarret Butler, Richard Butler 1St Viscount Mountgarret In 1550, Sir Knight Thomas Butler, Sir Thomas Dedham Butler 10Th Earl Of Ormond. Piers Butler passed away in 1539 in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

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  • Piers Butler was born in 1467 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., the child of James Butler And Sawe Sabina Cavenagh Countess.
  • Piers Butler married Margaret Fitzgerald, and had children including Archbishop Edmund Butler, Eleanor Butler, Ellen Helen Butler Lady Of Ormonde, Ellice Gerald Macshane Fitzgerald 3Rd Lord Of The Decies Butler Lady Http Fabpedigree Com S017 F151029 Htm, James Butler The Lame 9Th Earl Of Ormonde Amp Ossary, Joan James Butler 10Th Lord Of Dunboyne Butler De Ormond Countess Of Dunboyne, Katherine Catherine Butler Lady Mar 1St Richard Power Le Poer 2Nd Child Of Lady Katherine Butler And James Fitzjohn Fitzgerald 13Th Earl Of Desmond, Margaret Butler, Ralph Butler, Richard 1St Viscount Mountgarret Butler, Richard Butler 1St Viscount Mountgarret In 1550, Sir Knight Thomas Butler, Sir Thomas Dedham Butler 10Th Earl Of Ormond.
  • Piers Butler passed away in 1539 in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

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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.
Parents
James Butler
1448–1497
Gowran,Kilkenny,Co.,Kilkenny.Eire(Ireland).
Sawe(Sabina) (CAVENAGH.) Countess.
1445–1492
Borris,Co.,Carlow.Eire(Ireland).
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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. Sir (Knight Thomas) Butler 1500–1555 m. Jane (aka Johanna Guildford Lady Duchess of) Northumberland 1504–1555 m. Joan White 1500–1555 m. Lady (Joane Sutton Countess) Ormond 1504–1555
    1. 1. Lady (Agnes Butler (Countess) Yaxley) 1513–1606 m. Henry (John 1516) Wolcott 1516–1571
      1. 1. Agnes Walcot 1530–1628 m. Robert (Forrest\\Oxford) Alum 1526–1599
        1. 1. Sir (Myles) Forrest 1547–1636 m. ® (Isabella) Colley 1551–1584
    2. 2. William (Butter) (Butler) 1521–1594
    3. 3. Abigail Butler 1520–1580
    4. 4. Edmund Butler 1515–1567
    5. 5. Grace Butler 1532–1533
    6. 6. James (Duiske) Butler 1535–1567
    7. 7. John Butler 1531–1570
    8. 8. Josiah Butler 1525–1590
    9. 9. Thomas Butler 1533–1614
    10. 10. Joane Butter 1523–1555
    11. 11. Margaret Butter 1530–1578
    12. 12. Alice Butler 1540–1556
    13. 13. Dinah Butler 1540–1570
    14. 14. Gilbert Butter 1539–1555
    15. 15. Owen Ormond 1515–1610
    16. 16. Pierce Butler 1534–1555
    17. 17. Sibell Butler 1531–1555
  2. 2. Joan ((James Butler 10th Lord of Dunboyne) BUTLER de Ormond- Countess of) Dunboyne 1495–1540
  3. 3. James (Butler the lame, 9th Earl of Ormonde & Ossary) + 1501–1546
  4. 4. ellen (Helen Butler lady of) Ormonde 1492–1597
  5. 5. Katherine (Catherine Butler Lady mar. 1st Richard Power Le Poer 2nd Child of Lady Katherine Butler and James FitzJohn FitzGerald, 13th Earl of) Desmond 1487–1552
  6. 6. Richard (Butler 1st Viscount Mountgarret in) 1550 1487–1571
  7. 7. Ellice ((Gerald MacShane FitzGERALD 3rd Lord of the DECIES) BUTLER Lady) http:\\fabpedigree.com\s017\f151029.htm 1481–1530
  8. 8. Sir (Thomas 'Dedham' Butler, 10th Earl of) Ormond 1495–1555
  9. 9. Ralph Butler 1487–
  10. 10. Archbishop (Edmund) Butler 1490–1551
  11. 11. Margaret Butler 1501–1580
  12. 12. Richard (1st Viscount Mountgarret) Butler 1501–1571
  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, 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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