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Richard 1st Viscount Mountgarret Butler 1501 – 1571 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1501

Birth Location: Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland

Death Date: 20 Dec 1571

Death Location: St Danice, Kirk, Ireland

Father: Piers Butler

Mother: Margaret Fitzgerald

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In 1501, Richard 1st Viscount Mountgarret Butler entered the world in Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland, born to Piers Butler and Margaret Fitzgerald. Richard 1st Viscount Mountgarret Butler passed away in 1571 in St Danice, Kirk, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1501, Richard 1st Viscount Mountgarret Butler entered the world in Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland, born to Piers Butler and Margaret Fitzgerald.
  • Richard 1st Viscount Mountgarret Butler passed away in 1571 in St Danice, Kirk, 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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Children(s)

Richard Butler's Ancestors

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Richard Butler
1501 – 1571
Birth Place: Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland
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
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1501
1501
Birth of Richard 1st Viscount Mountgarret Butler in Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland
Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland
1571
20 Dec 1571
Age 70
Death of Richard 1st Viscount Mountgarret Butler in St Danice, Kirk, Ireland
St Danice, Kirk, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1501
    Event Place: Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1571
    Event Place: St Danice, Kirk, Ireland
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