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Peerage Record – 3317

Sir Edmund Butler

Male, Registry Number #33161, d. 13 June 1464

Last Edited=10 Oct 2019
     Sir Edmund Butler was the son of Sir Richard Butler and Catherine O’Reilly.1 He married Giles O’Carroll, daughter of Maolruanaidh O’Carroll.1 He died on 13 June 1464.1
     He was also known as Edmond ‘MacRichard’ Butler.2 He was appointed Knight. He lived at Polestwon, County Kilkenny, Ireland.1

Children of Sir Edmund Butler and Giles O’Carroll

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2808. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  3. [S47] BIFR1976 See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]

Giles O’Carroll1

Female, Registry Number #33162

Last Edited=10 Oct 2019
     Giles O’Carroll is the daughter of Maolruanaidh O’Carroll.1 She married Sir Edmund Butler, son of Sir Richard Butler and Catherine O’Reilly.1
     She was also known as Katherine O’Carroll. Her married name became Butler.1

Children of Giles O’Carroll and Sir Edmund Butler

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2808. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Maolruanaidh O’Carroll1

Male, Registry Number #33163

Last Edited=6 Mar 2008
     Maolruanaidh O’Carroll gained the title of Lord of Ely O’Carroll.1 Maolruanaidh O’Carroll also went by the nick-name of Maolruanaidh ‘na feasóige’ (or in English, ‘the Bearded.1‘)

Child of Maolruanaidh O’Carroll

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2808. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Sir Richard Butler1

Male, Registry Number #33164

Last Edited=10 Oct 2019
Consanguinity Index=0.08%
     Sir Richard Butler was the son of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde and Anne de Welles.2 He married Catherine O’Reilly, daughter of Gildas O’Reilly, Lord of East Breffny.3
     He lived at Polestown, County Kilkenny, IrelandG.1

Child of Sir Richard Butler and Catherine O’Reilly

Citations:
  1. [S47] BIFR1976 page 345. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S47]
  2. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2807. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  3. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Catherine O’Reilly1

Female, Registry Number #33165

Last Edited=10 Oct 2019
     Catherine O’Reilly is the daughter of Gildas O’Reilly, Lord of East Breffny. She married Sir Richard Butler, son of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde and Anne de Welles.1
     Her married name became Butler.1

Child of Catherine O’Reilly and Sir Richard Butler

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2808. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]

Gildas O’Reilly, Lord of East Breffny

Male, Registry Number #33166

Last Edited=9 Apr 2004
     Gildas O’Reilly, Lord of East Breffny gained the title of Lord of East Breffny, co. Cavan.

Child of Gildas O’Reilly, Lord of East Breffny

James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde

Male, Registry Number #33167, d. 6 September 1405

Last Edited=8 Feb 2015
Consanguinity Index=0.54%
     James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde was the son of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde and Elizabeth Darcy.1 He married Anne de Welles, daughter of John de Welles, 4th Lord Welles and Maud de Ros, before 17 June 1386.2 He died on 6 September 1405.1
     He succeeded as the 3rd Earl of Ormonde [I., 1328] on 18 October 1382.1 He purchased Kilkenny Castle from 1391 to 1393.1 He held the office of Justiciar [Ireland] in 1392.1 He held the office of Sheriff of Cork in 1400.1

Children of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde and Anne de Welles

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2807. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume X, page 122. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  3. [S15] George Edward Cokayne, editor, The Complete Baronetage, 5 volumes (no date (c. 1900); reprint, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 1983), volume III, page 268. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Baronetage.

Anne de Welles1

Female, Registry Number #33168, d. after 1396

Last Edited=8 Feb 2015
     Anne de Welles was the daughter of John de Welles, 4th Lord Welles and Maud de Ros.2 She married James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde, son of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde and Elizabeth Darcy, before 17 June 1386.2 She died after 1396.3
     After her marriage, Anne de Welles was styled as Countess of Ormonde before 17 June 1386. From before 17 June 1386, her married name became Butler.2

Children of Anne de Welles and James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2807. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume X, page 122. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.
  3. [S6] Cokayne, and others, The Complete Peerage, volume X, page 123.
  4. [S37] BP2003. [S37]

Sir William Somerset, Lord Herbert1

Male, Registry Number #33169, b. 1575/76, d. before 21 January 1597/98

Last Edited=31 Jan 2011
Consanguinity Index=0.68%
     Sir William Somerset, Lord Herbert was born in 1575/76 at Herefordshire, EnglandG.1 He was the son of Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester and Lady Elizabeth Hastings.1 He died before 21 January 1597/98, unmarried.1
     He was styled as Lord Hebert between 1589 and 1598.1 He matriculated at Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, EnglandG, on 27 June 1591.1 He graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, Oxford, Oxfordshire, EnglandG, on 19 August 1592 with a Master of Arts (M.A.)1 He was appointed Knight on 27 June 1596 at Cadiz, SpainG, by the Earl of Essex.1
Citations:
  1. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume XII/2, page 856. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde

Male, Registry Number #33170, b. 4 October 1331, d. 18 October 1382

Last Edited=8 Feb 2015
Consanguinity Index=0.16%
     James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde was born on 4 October 1331.1 He was the son of James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormonde and Lady Eleanor de Bohun.1 He married Elizabeth Darcy, daughter of Sir John Darcy, 1st Lord Darcy de Knayth and Lady Joan de Burgh.2 He died on 18 October 1382 at age 51.1
     James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde also went by the nick-name of ‘The Noble Earl’ on account of being the great-grandson of King Edward I.1 He succeeded as the 2nd Earl of Ormonde [I., 1328] on 6 January 1337.1 He held the office of Constable of Dublin Castle in March 1349/50.1 He held the office of Justiciar [Ireland] in 1359.1 He held the office of Justiciar [Ireland] in 1364.1 He held the office of Justiciar [Ireland] in 1376.1 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography.3
     

Children of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde and Elizabeth Darcy

Citations:
  1. [S37] BP2003 volume 2, page 2807. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S37]
  2. [S37] BP2003. [S37]
  3. [S77] Leslie Stephen, editor, Dictionary of National Biography (London, U.K.: Smith, Elder & Company, 1908), volume III, page 502. Hereinafter cited as Dictionary of National Biography.
  4. [S6] G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester, U.K.: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume IV, page 244. Hereinafter cited as The Complete Peerage.

 

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