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Sir James (Second Earl of Ormond Lord Justice of Ireland) Butler 1331–1382 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Oct 1331

Birth Location: Kilkenny Castle, County, Kilkenny, Ireland

Death Date: 18 Oct 1382

Death Location: Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Father: James Sr

Mother: Eleanor Bohun

Spouse(s): Elizabeth d'Arcy

Children(s): Catherine Butler

Sir James (Second Earl of Ormond Lord Justice of Ireland) Butler was born in 1331 in Kilkenny Castle, County, Kilkenny, Ireland, the child of James 1St Earl Of Ormond Butler Sr And Eleanor Countess Ormond De Bohun. Sir James (Second Earl of Ormond Lord Justice of Ireland) Butler married Elizabeth Countess Of Ormond D Arcy, and had children including Catherine Butler. Sir James (Second Earl of Ormond Lord Justice of Ireland) Butler passed away in 1382 in Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Biography

  • Sir James (Second Earl of Ormond Lord Justice of Ireland) Butler was born in 1331 in Kilkenny Castle, County, Kilkenny, Ireland, the child of James 1St Earl Of Ormond Butler Sr And Eleanor Countess Ormond De Bohun.
  • Sir James (Second Earl of Ormond Lord Justice of Ireland) Butler married Elizabeth Countess Of Ormond D Arcy, and had children including Catherine Butler.
  • Sir James (Second Earl of Ormond Lord Justice of Ireland) Butler passed away in 1382 in Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Sir Butler's Ancestors

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Sir Butler
1331–1382
Birth Place: Kilkenny Castle, County, Kilkenny, Ireland
Parents
James 1st Earl of Ormond Butler Sr
1305–1338
Castle Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland
Eleanor (Countess Ormond de) Bohun
1304–1363
Knaresborough, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Humphrey (Earl of Hereford and Essex de Bohun Jr,) Knight
1276–1322
Pleshey Castle, Pleshey, Essex, England
Elizabeth (Princess of England) Plantagenet
1282–1316
Rhuddlan Castle, Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Humphrey Sr
1248–1298
Maud Fiennes
1250–1298
*Edward Plantagenet
1239–1307
*Eleanor Castile
1240–1290
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry III
1206–1272
Eleanor Provence
1217–1291
Ferdinand Castile
1200–1252
Joan ponthieu
1220–1279

Sir Butler's Descendants

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Sir (James (Second Earl of Ormond Lord Justice of Ireland)) Butler (4 Oct 1331–18 Oct 1382) m. Elizabeth (Countess of Ormond) d'Arcy (1331–24 Mar 1390)
  1. 1. Catherine Butler 1358– m. Thomas Reade 1356–
    1. 1. Richard Reade 1382– m. Elizabeth Winter 1384–
      1. 1. John Reade 1408– m. Johanne Carrant 1410–
        1. 1. Thomas Reade 1434– m. Elizabeth Anne 1436–

Sir Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1331
4 Oct 1331
Birth of Sir James (Second Earl of Ormond Lord Justice of Ireland) Butler in Kilkenny Castle, County, Kilkenny, Ireland
Kilkenny Castle, County, Kilkenny, Ireland
1382
18 Oct 1382
Age 51
Death of Sir James (Second Earl of Ormond Lord Justice of Ireland) Butler in Knocktopher Castle, Wicklow, County Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
Knocktopher Castle, Wicklow, County Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1331
    Event Place: Kilkenny Castle, County, Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1382
    Event Place: Knocktopher Castle, Wicklow, County Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland
    Record Source:
    [1] Dictionary of National Biography, Volumes 1-20, 22
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] International, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland
    Record Source: International, Find a Grave Index

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