James BUTLER

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: James Le Botiller
• Fact: 3rd Earl of Ormond

Notes:

Name:
He was in England to do homage on 28 Oct 1385, and was returning in June 1386 to Ireland, where he mostly resided. Like his father, he was several times Chief Governor of Ireland.

James married Anne DE WELLES before 17 Jun 1386. Anne (daughter of John DE WELLES and Maud DE ROS) died after 1396. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. James BUTLER was born in 1390; died on 23 Aug 1452.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: James Le Botiller
• Name: 2nd Earl of Ormond
• Name: the Chaste Earl
• Name: the Nobel Earl

Notes:

Name:
James Butler or Le Botiller, 2nd Earl of Ormond, was born at Kilkenny on 4 Oct 1331. He resided chiefly in Ireland, distinguishing himself in the wars there, and receiving many grants for his good services. He was several times Chief Governor of Ireland.

James Butler, Earl of Ormond, died aged fifty-one in his castle of Knocktopher on 18 Oct or 6 Nov. 1382, and was buried at Gowran.

James married Elizabeth/Anne DARCY on 15 May 1346 in Papal Dispensation. Elizabeth/Anne (daughter of John DARCY and Joan BURGH) died on 24 Mar 1389/90. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]