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Piers "The Red" 8th Earl of Ormonde, First Earl of Ossory Butler 1467–1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1467

Birth Location: Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Death Date: 25 August 1539

Death Location: Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland

Father: Sir Butler

Mother: Sabina Murrough

Spouse(s): Lady Ormond

Children(s): Thomas Butler

In 1467, Piers "The Red" 8th Earl of Ormonde, First Earl of Ossory Butler entered the world in Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland, born to Sir James Butler And Sabina Mac Murrough Kavanagh Mac Murrough. Piers "The Red" 8th Earl of Ormonde, First Earl of Ossory Butler married Lady Margaret Fitzgerald Countess Ormond, and had children including Thomas Butler. Piers "The Red" 8th Earl of Ormonde, First Earl of Ossory Butler passed away in 1539 in Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1467, Piers "The Red" 8th Earl of Ormonde, First Earl of Ossory Butler entered the world in Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland, born to Sir James Butler And Sabina Mac Murrough Kavanagh Mac Murrough.
  • Piers "The Red" 8th Earl of Ormonde, First Earl of Ossory Butler married Lady Margaret Fitzgerald Countess Ormond, and had children including Thomas Butler.
  • Piers "The Red" 8th Earl of Ormonde, First Earl of Ossory Butler passed away in 1539 in Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Piers Butler's Ancestors

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Piers Butler
1467–1539
Birth Place: Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Parents
Sir James Butler
1437–1487
Callan, Donegal, Ireland
Sabina (Mac Murrough-Kavanagh Mac) Murrough
1440–1508
Gowran Grange, Kildare, Ireland
Grandparents
Sir (Edmund MacRichard O'Reilly Butler, of Polestown) Butler
1414–1464
Paulstown, Kilkenny, Ireland
Catherine (Giles Lady) O'Carrol
1412–1506
Kilkenny, Ireland
Donel (Reagh Mac Murrough Kavanagh King of Leinster Lord of Ferns Mac) Murrough
1410–1470
Leinster, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Sir Butler
1395–1424
Catherine O'Reilly
1395–1413
Gerald Murrough
1370–1431
Brigid Nowlan
1373–1460
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Butler
1361–1405
Anne Welles
1359–1390
Bishop O'Brien
1365–
Art Murrough
1340–1405

Piers Butler's Descendants

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Piers ("The Red" 8th Earl of Ormonde, First Earl of Ossory) Butler (April 1467–25 August 1539) m. Lady (Margaret Fitzgerald Countess) Ormond (1464–9 August 1542)
  1. 1. Thomas Butler 1504–1555 m. Joane Butler 1504–1555
    1. 1. Sir (John Butler Le Boteler of) Dedham 1525–1555 m. Lady (Elizabeth Farrington) Butler 1525–1590
      1. 1. Sir (John Frederick) Butler 1550–1579 m. Lady (Joan) Hancocke 1554–1604
        1. 1. Nicholas (Stephen) Butler 1575–1667 m. Sarah (Ann Edwards (Elton) Lady of Braintree) Essex 1580–1662

Piers Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1467
April 1467
Birth of Piers "The Red" 8th Earl of Ormonde, First Earl of Ossory Butler in Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland
1539
25 August 1539
Age 72
Death of Piers "The Red" 8th Earl of Ormonde, First Earl of Ossory Butler in Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1467
    Event Place: Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 August 1539
    Event Place: Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland

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