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| Name |
James Butler |
| Title |
Sir |
| Suffix |
3rd Earl of Ormond |
| Birth |
~ 1359 |
Kilkenny, Ireland  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
7 Sep 1405 |
Dublin, Ireland [1, 2] |
| Burial |
St. Mary's Collegiate Church, Gowran, Ireland [1, 2] |
| Person ID |
I47899 |
The Hennessee Family |
| Last Modified |
5 Mar 2017 |
| Father |
Sir James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond, b. 4 Oct 1331, (Arlow, County Wicklow, Ireland) d. 18 Oct 1382, Knocktopher, Ireland (Age 51 years) |
| Mother |
Lady Elizabeth Darcy, Countess of Ormonde, b. 13 Apr 1332, County Meath, Ireland d. 24 Mar 1389, Kilkenny Castle, Leinster, Kildare, Ireland (Age 56 years) |
| Marriage |
14 May 1346 |
Ormonde, Ireland [3, 4] |
| Family ID |
F17629 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Anne Welles, b. ~1360 d. 13 Nov 1397 (Age ~ 37 years) |
| Marriage |
Bef 17 Jun 1386 |
Kilkenny, Ireland [1, 2] |
| Children |
| | 1. Sir James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond, b. 23 May 1393, Kilkenny, Ireland d. 23 Aug 1452, Dublin, Ireland (Age 59 years) |
| | 2. Sir Richard Butler, b. (Kilkenny, Ireland) |
| | 3. Anne Butler, b. (Kilkenny, Ireland) |
| | 4. Sir Ralph Butler, b. 1385, (Kilkenny, Ireland) d. 22 Aug 1452 (Age 67 years) |
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| Family ID |
F17628 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
30 Apr 2023 |
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| Notes |
- James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond (c. 1359 - 7 September 1405), was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland. He acceded to the title in 1382 and built Gowran Castle three years later in 1385 close to the centre of Gowran making it his usual residence, whence his common epithet, The Earl of Gowran. James died in Gowran Castle in 1405 and is buried in St. Mary's Collegiate Church Gowran together with his father James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond, his grandfather James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond and his great great grandfather Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick and 6th Chief Butler of Ireland.[1] James the 2nd Earl was usually called The Noble Earl, being a great-grandson, through his mother, of King Edward I of England.
Career
In 1391 he purchased Kilkenny Castle[2] by deed from Sir Thomas le Despencer, 1st Earl of Gloucester and Isabel his wife, daughter of Gilbert de Clare[disambiguation needed][verification needed]. He also built the castle of Dunfert (also called Danefort) and in 1386 founded a Friary of minorities at Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire.[3]
In 1384 he was deputy to Sir Philip Courtenay the then Lieutenant of Ireland who was the nephew of the Archbisop of Canterbury, William Courtenay. Butler's title was Governor of Ireland. A rift occurred between them over the disagreement between the Archbishop of Canterbury and Richard II with Butler taking the side of the latter. Insurrection followed which prompted Richard II to send an expedition under the banner of his close friend Robert de Vere, Duke of Ireland to quell it. This enterprise was led by John I Stanley of the Isle of Man who was accompanied by Bishop Alexander de Balscot of Meath and Sir Robert Crull.[4] Butler joined them upon their arrival in Ireland. The result of its success was Stanley's appointment as Lieutenant of Ireland, Bishop Alexander as chancellor, Crull as treasurer, and Butler again as governor.[5] On 25 July 1392, he was appointed Lord Justice of Ireland as he was again in 1401. On the departure of Sir Stephen Scrope to England on 26 October 1404, by commission, dated at Carlow, 12 February 1388-9, he was appointed keeper of the peace and governor of counties Kilkenny and Tipperary. He was vested with full power to treat with, to execute, to protect, and to give safe conduct to any rebels, etc. In 1397 he assisted Edmond Earl of March, L.L. against O Brien, and in 1390 took prisoner Teige O Carrol, Prince of Elye.
Marriage and Children
Some time before 17 June 1386, he married Anne Welles, the daughter of John de Welles, 4th Baron Welles by his spouse Maud (nâee de Roos). Anne Welles died on 13 November 1397, around the age of 37. They had five children:
James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond (1392–1452), married firstly Joan de Beauchamp, daughter of William Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny and Lady Joan FitzAlan, and had issue. He married secondly, Lady Joan, widow of Jenico Grey, and daughter and heiress of Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare, but had no children.
Sir Richard Butler of Polestown, county Kilkenny, (b. b 1396). His godfather was King Richard II of England. He married Catherine, daughter of Gildas O'Reilly of Cavar, Lord of East Breffny, and had issue.
Anne Butler, married John Wogan, and had issue.
Sir Philip Butler, married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Cockayne, Chief Baron of the Exchequer, by his wife Ida de Grey, and had issue. Ancestor of Barons Boteler of Brantfield.[6][7][8]
Sir Ralph Butler, married Margaret de Berwick, and had issue.
In 1399 the Earl married Katherine FitzGerald of Desmond. They had four children:
James "Gallda" Butler,
Edmund Butler
Gerald Butler
Theobald Butler
By an unknown mistress he had at least one illegitimate son, Thomas Le Boteller (died 1420) aka Thomas Bacach (the lame). Thomas joined the order of Knights Hospitaller. He was Lord Deputy of Ireland and Prior of Kilmainham, a distinguished soldier who led an Irish force of 700 men at the Siege of Rouen in 1419.
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- [S10578] "James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond" biography, which was abstracted, downloaded and published Sunday, March 5th, 2017 by.
- [S10580] "James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond" biography, which was abstracted, downloaded and published Sunday, March 5th, 2017 by.
- [S10581] "James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond" biography, which was abstracted, downloaded and published Sunday, March 5th, 2017 by.
- [S10582] "Elizabeth DARCY (C. Ormonde)" profile, which was abstracted, downloaded and published Sunday, March 5th, 2017 by David.
- [S12947] "James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond" biography, which was abstracted, downloaded and published Sunday, March 5th, 2017 by.
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