Butler, Elizabeth
Butler, Elizabeth (1615–1684), duchess of Ormond and Lady Dingwall , noblewoman, was the only child of Richard Preston , Lord Dingwall, one of James I's gentlemen of the bedchamber, and Elizabeth Butler, the only surviving child of Thomas…...
Butler, Elizabeth
Butler, Elizabeth (c.1585–1628), countess of Desmond and Lady Dingwall , was the only daughter of Thomas Butler (qv), 10th earl of Ormond, and his English-born second wife Elizabeth Sheffield, daughter of John, Lord Sheffield,…...
Butler, Humphrey
Butler, Humphrey (c.1700–1768), 1st earl of Lanesborough , landowner, politician, and freemason, was born c.1700, the eldest of four surviving sons of Brinsley Butler (d. 1735), 2nd Baron Lanesborough, who – known to …...
Butler, Isaac
Butler, Isaac (1689/90?–1755), almanac maker, botanist, and antiquary, was by 1725 in business as a bookseller and publisher in Patrick Street, Dublin; he was a quarter-brother of the printers’ guild (1728–31). His first almanac was Advice from the stars (1725), which he…...
Butler, James
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Butler, James
Butler, James (c. 1305–1338), 1st earl of Ormond, was eldest son of Edmund Butler (qv), 6th chief butler of Ireland, and Joan, daughter of John fitz Thomas FitzGerald…...
Butler, James
Butler, James (1331–82), 2nd earl of Ormond, younger son of James (qv), 1st earl of Ormond, and his wife Eleanor, daughter of Humphrey Bohun, earl of Hereford, succeeded to his father's title while still a minor. As a result, his lands, mostly…...
Butler, James
Butler, James (a.1360–1405), 3rd earl of Ormond, second son of James Butler (qv), 2nd earl of Ormond, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Darcy (qv), succeeded to his lands…...
Butler, James
Butler, James (c.1390–1452), 4th earl of Ormond, called the ‘White Earl’, probably because of his pale hair, was the elder of the two legitimate sons of James Butler (qv), 3rd earl of Ormond, and his wife Anne, daughter of John, Lord…...
Butler, James
Butler, James (1420–61), 5th earl of Ormond and earl of Wiltshire, was eldest son of James Butler (qv), 4th earl of Ormond, and his first wife, Joan, daughter of William Beauchamp, Lord Abergavenny. He was sent by his father to live with…...
Butler, James
Butler, James (a. 1488–1538), 10th lord of Dunboyne, was son of James Butler, 9th lord, and either Elinor, daughter of Sir Laurence Taaffe, or Catherine, daughter of Finghin MacCarthy Reagh. He became the head of the Dunboyne Butlers on his father's death (1508), and received…...
Butler, James
Butler, James (c. 1496–1546), 9th earl of Ormond and 2nd earl of Ossory, lord treasurer of Ireland, was eldest son of Piers Butler (qv), 8th earl of Ormond and 1st earl of Ossory, and his wife…...
Butler, James
Butler, James (1543–79), landowner, was the eldest son of Piers Butler (qv) of Grallagh (d. 1578) and Honora Fitzgerald (d. 1577), the apparently illegitimate daughter of James…...
Butler, James
Butler, James (1610–88), 12th earl and 1st duke of Ormond, was born 19 October 1610 at Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England, eldest son of Thomas Butler, Viscount Thurles , and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Poyntz, of Iron Acton, Gloucestershire. Thurles was son and heir to…...
Butler, James
Butler, James (1665–1745), 2nd duke of Ormond, soldier, lord lieutenant of Ireland, and Jacobite, was born 29 April 1665 in Dublin castle, second but eldest surviving son of Thomas Butler (qv), 6th earl of Ossory, and his wife Emilia,…...
Butler, James Wandesford
Butler, James Wandesford (1774–1838), 19th earl and 1st marquess of Ormonde, politician and landowner, was born in Kilkenny Castle 15 July 1774, third son of John Butler (1740–95), 17th earl of Ormonde, MP for Gowran (1776–83) and Co. Kilkenny (1783–91), and Lady Frances Susan Elizabeth…...
Butler, John
Butler, John (c.1422–1477), 6th earl of Ormond , was second son of James (qv), 4th earl of Ormond, and his first wife, Joan, daughter of William Beauchamp, Lord Abergavenny; he was born in Ireland but spent most of his life in…...
Butler, Lady (Charlotte) Eleanor
Butler, Lady (Charlotte) Eleanor (c.1739–1829), recluse of Llangollen, was born in Cambrai, France, the youngest daughter of Walter Butler of Garryricken, Co. Tipperary, and his wife, Ellen (née Morres), of Latargh, Co. Tipperary. Her family were members of the old catholic…...
Butler, Lady Margaret
Butler, Lady Margaret (1471?–1542), countess of Ormond , was second daughter of Gerald FitzGerald (qv), 8th earl of Kildare, and his first wife, Alison, daughter of Roland…...
Butler (le Botiller, fitz Walter, Pincerna, Walter), Theobald
Butler (le Botiller, fitz Walter, Pincerna, Walter), Theobald (c.1200–1230), magnate, 2nd chief butler of Ireland, was only son and heir of Theobald Butler (qv) and Maud, daughter of Robert le Vavasour. After his father'…...
Butler (le Botiller, Pincerna), Theobald
Butler (le Botiller, Pincerna), Theobald (c.1223–1248), magnate and 3rd chief butler of Ireland, was only son of Theobald Butler (qv) and his first wife, Joan de Marisco. Immediately on…...
Butler (le Botiller), Theobald
Butler (le Botiller), Theobald (1242–85), magnate and 4th chief butler of Ireland, was only son of Theobald Butler (qv) and Margery, daughter of Richard de Burgh (qv…...
Butler (le Botiller), Theobald
Butler (le Botiller), Theobald (1269–99), magnate and fifth chief butler of Ireland, was born 22 February 1269, eldest son of Theobald Butler (qv), fourth chief butler of Ireland, and Joan, youngest daughter of…...
Butler, Piers
Butler, Piers (d. 1464), lord of Cahir, son of James Gallda Butler, was head of the most gaelicised of the minor Butler clans in the mid fifteenth century. The Butlers of Cahir traced their decent from James Butler (qv), 3rd earl of…...
Butler, Piers
Butler, Piers (1546/7–c.1595), rebel and landowner, was the seventh son of James Butler (qv), 9th earl of Ormond, and Joan, daughter of James fitz Maurice FitzGerald (qv…...