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Sir Piers Red Butler 1467 – 1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1467

Birth Location: Kilkenny Castle, Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland

Death Date: 26 Aug 1539

Death Location: St Canice, Kilkenny, Ireland

Father: Sir KG

Mother: Lady Ormond

Spouse(s): Lady Fitzgerald

Children(s): Ellice Butler, Richard Butler, Ralph Butler, Catherine Butler, Archbishop Butler, Margaret Butler, Joan Butler, James Butler, Thomas Butler, Richard Viscount, Richard Butler, Eleanor Butler, Catherine Butler, Helen Butler, Ellice Butler, John Butler

In 1467, Sir Piers Red Butler entered the world in Kilkenny Castle, Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland, born to Sir James Butler Ormond KG and Lady Sabine Kavanagh Countess Ormond. Sir Piers Red Butler married Lady Margaret Countess of Ormond Fitzgerald, and had children including Ellice Butler, Richard "1st Viscount Mountgarret" Butler, Ralph Butler, Catherine Butler, Archbishop Edmund Butler, Margaret Butler, Joan Butler, James 9th Earl of Ormonde Viscount Thules Butler, Thomas Butler, Richard Butler Viscount, Richard Butler, Eleanor Butler, Catherine Butler, Helen Butler, Ellice of Dedham, Essex. Butler, John Butler. Sir Piers Red Butler passed away in 1539 in St Canice, Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Biography

  • In 1467, Sir Piers Red Butler entered the world in Kilkenny Castle, Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland, born to Sir James Butler Ormond KG and Lady Sabine Kavanagh Countess Ormond.
  • Sir Piers Red Butler married Lady Margaret Countess of Ormond Fitzgerald, and had children including Ellice Butler, Richard "1st Viscount Mountgarret" Butler, Ralph Butler, Catherine Butler, Archbishop Edmund Butler, Margaret Butler, Joan Butler, James 9th Earl of Ormonde Viscount Thules Butler, Thomas Butler, Richard Butler Viscount, Richard Butler, Eleanor Butler, Catherine Butler, Helen Butler, Ellice of Dedham, Essex. Butler, John Butler.
  • Sir Piers Red Butler passed away in 1539 in St Canice, Kilkenny, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir KG
1440 – 1487
Birth Location: Callan, Kilkenny, Ireland
SK
Lady Ormond
1458 – 1492
Birth Location: County, Kilkenny, Ireland
LO

Spouses(s)

Lady Fitzgerald
1472 – 1542
Birth Location: Castletown, Kildrought, Kildare, Ireland
LF

Children(s)

Ellice Butler
1481 –
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England
EB
Richard Butler
1487 – 1571
Birth Location: Kilkenny, Ireland
RB
Ralph Butler
1487 – 1559
Birth Location: Kilkenny, Ireland
RB
Catherine Butler
1488 – 1553
Birth Location: Balmagir, Wexford, Ireland
CB
Archbishop Butler
1490 – 1551
Birth Location: Leinster, Kildare, Ireland
AB
Margaret Butler
1491 – 1580
Birth Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Kildare, Ireland
MB
Joan Butler
1495 –
Birth Location: Gowran, County Killkenny, Ireland
JB
James Butler
1496 – 1546
Birth Location: Desmond, Cork, Ireland
JB
Thomas Butler
1500 – 1555
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, , England
TB
Richard Viscount
1501 – 1571
Birth Location: Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland
RV
Richard Butler
1501 – 1571
Birth Location: –
RB
Eleanor Butler
1504 – 1550
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England
EB
Catherine Butler
1506 – 1553
Birth Location: Askeaton, Kilkenny, Ireland
CB
Helen Butler
1508 – 1597
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, , England
HB
Ellice Butler
1510 –
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England
EB
John Butler
1515 –
Birth Location: Tipperary, Tipperary, Ireland
JB

Sir Butler's Ancestors

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Sir Butler
1467 – 1539
Birth Place: Kilkenny Castle, Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland
Parents
Sir James Butler Ormond KG
1440 – 1487
Callan, Kilkenny, Ireland
Lady (Sabine Kavanagh Countess) Ormond
1458 – 1492
County, Kilkenny, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Butler's Descendants

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Sir (Piers Red) Butler (Apr 1467 – 26 Aug 1539) m. Lady (Margaret Countess of Ormond) Fitzgerald (1472 – 9 Aug 1542)
  1. 1. Ellice Butler (1481 – )
  2. 2. 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)
  3. 3. Ralph Butler (1487 – 1559)
  4. 4. Catherine Butler (1488 – 17 Mar 1553) m. Richard ((1st Baron Le Power and Coroghmore)) Power (1485 – 12 Nov 1539)
    1. 1. Catherine Power (1515 – 05 Feb 1581)
    2. 2. Piers (Power, 2nd Baron Le Power and) Coroghmore (1526 – 16 Oct 1545)
    3. 3. John ((3rd Baron Le Power and Coroghmore)) Power (1529 – 08 Nov 1592)
    4. 4. Elice Power (1530 – )
    5. 5. Thomas Power ( – 10 Oct 1564)
    6. 6. Edmond Power
    7. 7. Nicholas Power
  5. 5. Archbishop (Edmund) Butler (1490 – 1551)
  6. 6. Margaret Butler (1491 – 1580)
  7. 7. Joan Butler (1495 – )
  8. 8. James (9th Earl of Ormonde Viscount Thules) Butler (1496 – 28 Oct 1546) m. Joan ((Countess of Desmond and Ormonde)) Fitzgerald (1 Jun 1509 – 2 Jan 1564)
    1. 1. Hon (John BUTLERof) Kilcash (1531 – 10 May 1570)
    2. 2. Thomas (Dubh) Butler (1531 – 22 Nov 1614)
    3. 3. Thomas ("10 EARL of Ormonde 3RD Ossory") Butler (1533 – 1614)
    4. 4. James ((9th Earl of Wexford)) Butler (1535 – 1592)
    5. 5. Walter Butler (1537 – 1560) m. Lady (Katherine) MacCarthy-Reagh (1533 – 1585)
      1. 1. Lady (Eleanor Grace) Butler (1560 – 1593)
      2. 2. Joan (Ellen) Butler (1561 – )
      3. 3. Walter Butler (1569 – 24 Feb 1632)
    6. 6. Sir (Edmund) Butler (1538 – 1602)
    7. 7. John Butler (1540 – )
    8. 8. Piers (LORD DUNBOYNEI) Butler (1541 – 1601)
    9. 9. Francis Bryan (1549 – 1 Jun 1640)
  9. 9. Thomas Butler (1500 – 15 Oct 1555)
  10. 10. Richard (Butler) Viscount (1501 – 1571)
  11. 11. Richard Butler (1501 – 1571)
  12. 12. Eleanor Butler (1504 – 1550)
  13. 13. Catherine Butler (1506 – 17 Mar 1553)
  14. 14. Helen Butler (1508 – 2 Jul 1597)
  15. 15. Ellice (of Dedham, Essex.) Butler (1510 – )
  16. 16. John Butler (1515 – )

Sir Butler's Timeline

2 Records

1467
Apr 1467
Birth of Sir Piers Red Butler in Kilkenny Castle, Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland
Kilkenny Castle, Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland
1539
26 Aug 1539
Age 72
Death of Sir Piers Red Butler in St Canice, Kilkenny, Ireland
St Canice, Kilkenny, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1467
    Event Place: Kilkenny Castle, Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Aug 1539
    Event Place: St Canice, Kilkenny, Ireland
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