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01. Theobald Butler
[1]
born in 1165
was the first
Baron Butler and the first Chief Butler of Ireland. He also held the
office of Butler in England and was the High Sheriff of Lancashire for 1194.
Theobald was the ancestor of the Butler family of Ireland. He
was involved in the Irish campaigns of King Henry II of England and John of
England. His eldest brother Hubert Walter became the Archbishop of
Canterbury and justiciar and Lord Chancellor of England. He Married
Maud Le Vavasour, heiress of
Robert le Vavasour, a baron of Yorkshire. Theobald died in 1206.
02. Theobald Butler (Le Botiller)
[1]
2nd Chief
Butler of Ireland and son of Theobald and Maud was born abt 1200.
He married Joan Du Marias.
He died on July 19, 1230.
03. Theobald Butler (Le Botiller)
[1]
3rd Chief Butler of Ireland and son of Theobald and Joan
was born abt 1223 in Norfolk, England. He
supported his guardian, Henry III, in the wars with the Barons. He married
Margery De Burgh. He died
on December 26, 1248.
04. Theobald Butler (Le Botiller)
[1]
4th Chief
Butler of Ireland and son of Theobald and Margery was born abt. abt. 1242 in Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland.
He married Joan FitzJohn,
daughter of John FitzGeoffrey and Isabell Bigod abt. 1268. The 4th
Butler, Theobald fought against the Mortimers at Evesham, sat in the Irish
Parliaments of Edward I and campaigned under that commanding leader in
Scotland and Wales, before dying at the relatively advanced age of about 43
and leaving eight sons and two daughters. Theobald died on September
26, 1285.
05. Edmund Butler (Le Botiller)
[1]
Earl of Carrick, 6th Chief Butler of Ireland
and son of Theobald and Joan Eleanor was born
abt. 1271 in Knocktopher Castle, Arklow, Wicklow, Ireland. He married
Joan FitzGerald. Edmund
died on September 13, 1321 in London, England.
06. James Butler
[1]
7th Chief Butler of
Ireland, 1st Earl of Ormond and son of James and
Elizabeth was born in 1305 in Carrickfergus Castle, Ireland. Upon his
father's death in 1321 the only hereditary title that James held was that of
Chief Butler of Ireland. He was awarded earldom in his own right for
his loyalty to the Crown by his benefactor King Edward III. He
married Eleanor De Bohun,
daughter of Humphrey VIII De Bohun and Elizabeth Plantagenet in 1327.
Elizabeth was the daughter of King Eddward I. James died on January 6,
1336.
07a. James Butler
[1]
2nd Earl of Ormond
and son of James and
Eleanor was born in 1331. He married
Elizabeth (or Anne) Darcy, daughter of Sir John Darcy and
Joan De Burgh. He was a dominant political leader in Ireland in the
1360's and 1370's. He also slew 600 of Mac Murrough's followers at
Teigstaffen (County Kilkenny). James died in 1382.
07b. Petronilla Butler
[1]
daughter of
James and Eleanor was born abt. 1335. She married
Gilbert Talbot, son of
Sir Richard Talbot and Elizabeth Comyn before
September 8, 1352. She died in 1368. I descend from their son
Richard Talbot who married
Ankaret Le Strange.
08. James Butler
[1]
3rd Earl of Ormond and son of James and
Elizabeth was born abt. 1359 in Oremond, Ireland. He married
Anne Wells, daughter of John De
Welles and Maud de Ros. He acceded to the title in 1382 and built Gowran
Castle three years later. James died on September 7, 1405 in Ardee, Ireland.
09. James Butler
[1]
4th Earl of Ormond
and son of James and
Anne was born in 1392. He married
Joan De
Beauchamp, daughter of William De Beauchamp and Joan
FitzAlan. He was called "The White Earl" and esteemed for his
learning. He was the patron of the Irish literary work "The Book of
the White Earl". His political career was marked by a bitter feud with
the Talbot family. James died on August 23, 1452 in Ardee, Ireland.
10a. Elizabeth Butler
[1]
daughter of
James and Joan was born in 1420. She married
John Talbot, son of John Talbot and
Maud De Neville. Elizabeth died on September 8, 1473 in Shrewsbury,
England. I descend from their daughter
Ann Talbot who married
Sir Henry Vernon. |
