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Richard Butler 1487 – 1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1487-1501

Birth Location: Kilkenny, Ireland- to scotland???

Death Date: 20 Dec 1571

Death Location: 20 May 1571 DIFFERENTCounty, Kilkenny, Ireland

Father: Piers Butler

Mother: Margaret Fitzgerald

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Richard Butler 1st Viscount Mountgarret in 1550 was born in 1487 in Kilkenny, Ireland- to scotland???, the child of Piers Butler and Margaret Fitzgerald. Richard Butler 1st Viscount Mountgarret in 1550 passed away in 1571 in 20 May 1571 DIFFERENTCounty, Kilkenny, Ireland.

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  • Richard Butler 1st Viscount Mountgarret in 1550 was born in 1487 in Kilkenny, Ireland- to scotland???, the child of Piers Butler and Margaret Fitzgerald.
  • Richard Butler 1st Viscount Mountgarret in 1550 passed away in 1571 in 20 May 1571 DIFFERENTCounty, Kilkenny, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Piers Butler
1467 – 1539
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.
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Margaret Fitzgerald
1472 – 1542
Birth Location: Castletown, Laois, Ireland
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Richard Butler's Ancestors

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Richard Butler
1487 – 1571
Birth Place: Kilkenny, Ireland- to scotland???
Parents
Piers Butler
1467 – 1539
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.
Margaret Fitzgerald
1472 – 1542
Castletown, Laois, Ireland
Grandparents
James Butler
Sawe Cavenagh
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Richard Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1487
1487-1501
Birth of Richard Butler 1st Viscount Mountgarret in 1550 in Kilkenny, Ireland- to scotland???
Kilkenny, Ireland- to scotland???
1571
20 Dec 1571
Age 84
Death of Richard Butler 1st Viscount Mountgarret in 1550 in 20 May 1571 DIFFERENTCounty, Kilkenny, Ireland
20 May 1571 DIFFERENTCounty, Kilkenny, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1487-1501
    Event Place: Kilkenny, Ireland- to scotland???

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1571
    Event Place: 20 May 1571 DIFFERENTCounty, Kilkenny, Ireland
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