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Richard "1st Viscount Mountgarret" Butler 1487 – 1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1487

Birth Location: Kilkenny, Ireland

Death Date: 20 Dec 1571

Death Location: St danice, Kilk, IRE, Ireland

Father: Sir Butler

Mother: Lady Fitzgerald

Spouse(s): Eleanor Butler

Children(s): Pierce Butler, Edmund Butler, Eleanor Butler

The story of Richard "1st Viscount Mountgarret" Butler began in 1487 in Kilkenny, Ireland. Richard "1st Viscount Mountgarret" Butler married Eleanor Butler, and had children including Pierce Butler, Edmund "2nd Viscount Mountgarret" Butler, Eleanor Butler. Richard "1st Viscount Mountgarret" Butler passed away in 1571 in St danice, Kilk, IRE, Ireland.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard "1st Viscount Mountgarret" Butler began in 1487 in Kilkenny, Ireland.
  • Richard "1st Viscount Mountgarret" Butler married Eleanor Butler, and had children including Pierce Butler, Edmund "2nd Viscount Mountgarret" Butler, Eleanor Butler.
  • Richard "1st Viscount Mountgarret" Butler passed away in 1571 in St danice, Kilk, IRE, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Butler
1467 – 1539
Birth Location: Kilkenny Castle, Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland
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Lady Fitzgerald
1472 – 1542
Birth Location: Castletown, Kildrought, Kildare, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Butler
1505 – 1535
Birth Location: Nechun, Kilkenny, Ireland
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Children(s)

Pierce Butler
1535 – 1599
Birth Location: –
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Edmund Butler
1545 – 1602
Birth Location: Leinster, Kilkenny, Ireland
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Eleanor Butler
1547 – 1601
Birth Location: –
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Richard Butler's Ancestors

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Richard Butler
1487 – 1571
Birth Place: Kilkenny, Ireland
Parents
Sir Piers Red Butler
1467 – 1539
Kilkenny Castle, Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland
Lady (Margaret Countess of Ormond) Fitzgerald
1472 – 1542
Castletown, Kildrought, Kildare, Ireland
Grandparents
Sir (James Butler Ormond) KG
1440 – 1487
Callan, Kilkenny, Ireland
Lady (Sabine Kavanagh Countess) Ormond
1458 – 1492
County, Kilkenny, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Butler's Descendants

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Richard ("1st Viscount Mountgarret") Butler (1487 – 20 Dec 1571) m. Eleanor Butler (1505 – 1535)
  1. 1. Pierce Butler (1535 – 1599)
  2. 2. Edmund ("2nd Viscount Mountgarret") Butler (24 Nov 1545 – Nov. 24, 1602) m. Grania (of Grizel Fitzpatrick) * (1543 – 1598)
  3. 3. Eleanor Butler (1547 – 1601)

Richard Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1487
1487
Birth of Richard "1st Viscount Mountgarret" Butler in Kilkenny, Ireland
Kilkenny, Ireland
1571
20 Dec 1571
Age 84
Death of Richard "1st Viscount Mountgarret" Butler in St danice, Kilk, IRE, Ireland
St danice, Kilk, IRE, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1487
    Event Place: Kilkenny, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1571
    Event Place: St danice, Kilk, IRE, Ireland
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