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Sir Richard Butler (Poletown)
Sir Richard Butler of Poletown, County Kilkenny (died 20 August 1619), was a descendant of the Butler family - the Earls of Ormond. He was the third son of Edmond Butler of Polestown. He was invested as a Knight on 21 April 1605. His older brother Peter founded the "Roscrea" cadet branch of the family, which is in turn descended from the "Polestown" cadet branch. Ancestry * James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond :* Sir Richard Butler of Polestown, the second son of the 3rd Earl. ::* Sir Edmund MacRichard Butler, the eldest son of Sir Richard. :::* Walter Butler of Polestown, second son of Edmund MacRichard. ::::* Edmond Butler of Polestown, the son of Walter. He was the father of Richard Butler of Polestown. Through his ancestor Edmund MacRichard Butler, Sir Richard is related to the Polestown cadet branch of the family. Edmund MacRichard Butler's eldest son, Sir James Butler headed up the Polestown house. This line would go on to produce a series of Earls and Dukes of Ormond. "The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Kilkenny
County Kilkenny ( gle, Contae Chill Chainnigh) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the South-East Region. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. Kilkenny County Council is the local authority for the county. As of the 2022 census the population of the county was just over 100,000. The county was based on the historic Gaelic kingdom of Ossory (''Osraighe''), which was coterminous with the Diocese of Ossory. Geography and subdivisions Kilkenny is the 16th-largest of Ireland's 32 counties by area, and the 21st largest in terms of population. It is the third-largest of Leinster's 12 counties in size, the seventh-largest in terms of population, and has a population density of 48 people per km2. Kilkenny borders five counties - Tipperary to the west, Waterford to the south, Carlow and Wexford to the east, and Laois to the north. Kilkenny city is the county's seat of local government and largest settlement, and is situated on the River Nore i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Of Ormond (Ireland)
The peerage title Earl of Ormond and the related titles Duke of Ormonde and Marquess of Ormonde have a long and complex history. An earldom of Ormond has been created three times in the Peerage of Ireland. History of Ormonde titles The earldom of Ormond was originally created in 1328 for James Butler. For many subsequent years, the earls took significant roles in the government of Ireland, and kept a tradition of loyalty to the English crown and to English custom. Several of the earls also had reputations as scholars. The fifth earl was created Earl of Wiltshire (1449) in the Peerage of England, but he was attainted in 1461 and his peerages were declared forfeit. The earldom of Ormond was restored to his younger brother, John Butler, the sixth earl, in 1476. Thomas, the 7th earl, died without issue in 1515; the ''de facto'', if not indeed the ''de jure'' earl, Piers Butler, a cousin of the 7th Earl, was induced to resign his rights to the title in 1528. This facilitated the n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Butler Of Roscrea
Peter Butler of Roscrea, County Tipperary, was a descendant of the Butler family - the Earls of Ormond. He was the second son of Edmond Butler of Polestown. The "Roscrea" cadet branch of the family is in turn descended from the "Polestown" cadet branch. Ancestry * James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond :* Sir Richard Butler of Polestown, the second son of the 3rd Earl. ::* Sir Edmund MacRichard Butler, the eldest son of Sir Richard. :::* Walter Butler of Polestown, second son of Edmund MacRichard. ::::* Edmond Butler of Polestown, the son of Walter. He was the father of Peter Butler of Polestown. Through his ancestor Edmund MacRichard Butler, Peter is related to the Polestown cadet branch of the family. Edmund MacRichard Butler's eldest son, Sir James Butler headed up the Polestown house. This line would go on to produce a series of Earls and Dukes of Ormond. The second son of "The MacRichard", Walter, would go on to produce this "Roscrea" cadet line as well as the minor nobility o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Butler, 3rd Earl Of Ormond
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. James, the 2nd Earl, was usually called The Noble Earl, being a great-grandson, through his mother, Eleanor de Bohun, of King Edward I of England. Career In 1391, he purchased Kilkenny Castle from the Despencer family. He also built the castle of Dunfert (also called Danefort) and in 1386 founded a Friary of minorites at Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. In 1384, he was deputy to Sir Philip Courtena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Richard Butler Of Polestown
Sir Richard Butler (1395 – 1443) of Polestown, County Kilkenny, was the second son of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond, and Anne Welles. His older brother James inherited the earldom. Following the extinction of the senior family line, his great-grandson, Piers Butler, became the 8th Earl of Ormond. Richard was born at Kilkenny Castle and was named in honour of the visiting King Richard II, who had joined his cousin, James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond, to campaign against the Irish. Marriage and children Richard lived at Polestown Castle and went against the Statutes of Kilkenny by marrying Catherine (1395–1420), the daughter of an Irish nobleman, Gildas O’Reilly, Lord of East Breifne.''Lodge, John'', ''The Peerage of Ireland or, A Genealogical History Of The Present Nobility Of That Kingdom'', 1789, Vol. IV, pg. 17. By his wife he had several children, the eldest of whom adopted the Gaelic title of The MacRichard of Ossory. * Sir Edmund MacRichard Butler (1420– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmund MacRichard Butler
Sir Edmund MacRichard Butler of Polestown (1420 – June 13, 1464) was the eldest son of Sir Richard Butler of Polestown and adopted the Gaelic title of The MacRichard of Ossory. Career Like his father before him, Edmund was the Lord Deputy to his cousin, James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormond who was absent from Ireland (and had even given the English title of Earl of Wiltshire in 1449). Edmund first came to attention in 1443 when he instigated the murder of Finan and Dermot MacGillapadraig, the sons of the King of the ruling Irish clan in Ossory. In 1447, Edmund founded the bridge at Carrick-on-Suir – the first over the estuary. In 1462, his second cousin John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormond, arrived in Ireland with the objective of opening another front against the Yorkists during the Wars of the Roses. Enlisting Edmund MacRichard's help, he captured Waterford and along with it, the son of the Earl of Desmond. A longtime enemy of the Butlers, Desmond had been encroaching on the wea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Butler Of Polestown (died 1483)
Walter Butler of Polestown was High Sheriff of County Kilkenny, Ireland in 1483. He was the second son of Sir Edmund MacRichard Butler. His nephew Piers would become the 8th Earl of Ormond.Byrne, Frances John, et al (2002). ''A New History of Ireland, Volume 9. '' New York: Oxford University Press, pg 169. He was the father of Edmond Butler of Polestown. See also * Butler dynasty Butler ( ga, de Buitléir) is the name of a noble family whose members were, for several centuries, prominent in the administration of the Lordship of Ireland and the Kingdom of Ireland. They rose to their highest prominence as Dukes of Ormonde ... References Walter 15th-century Irish politicians {{Ireland-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Butler Of Polestown
Sir James Butler of Polestown (died 1487) was a warlord in Yorkist Ireland. Career James was the eldest son of Sir Edmund MacRichard Butler, whom he succeeded in 1464 as Lord Deputy of Ireland over his absentee cousins John and Thomas, the 6th and 7th Earls of Ormond, respectively. As was his family's tradition, he had a long career as a Gaelic warlord which included raiding and rustling across southern Leinster. He sided with the House of Lancaster against King Edward IV of England, for which he was attainted; but when that King was settled on the throne, he overlooked this mistake in his conduct, and an Act of Parliament passed in Ireland, repealed all attainders, judgments, and outlawries, against him. The King, in consideration of his faithful services from that time, granted him, in April 1468 (among other things) the manor and advowson (right to nominate the parish priest) of Callan for life. And on 12 October 1477, he was constituted by John, Earl of Ormond, his attorn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edmond Butler Of Polestown (died 1636)
Edmond Butler of Polestown, (1595 - 21 April 1636), was a descendant of the Butler family - the Earls of Ormond. He was the eldest son of Walter Butler of Poletown. His brothers were Richard, Peter and Walter. His uncle Peter founded the "Roscrea" cadet branch of the family, which is in turn descended from the "Polestown" cadet branch. He held the office of Member of Parliament (M.P.) for County Kilkenny from 1634 to 1635. Family * James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond ** Sir Richard Butler of Polestown, the second son of the 3rd Earl. *** Sir Edmund MacRichard Butler, the eldest son of Sir Richard. **** Sir James Butler, eldest son of Edmund MacRichard. ***** Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond, eldest legitimate son of Sir James. **** Walter Butler of Polestown, second son of Edmund MacRichard. ***** Edmond Butler of Polestown, the son of Walter. ****** Sir Richard Butler of Poletown, the son of Edmond. As the great-grandson of Walter Butler of Polestown, Edmond was a member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sir Walter Butler, 1st Baronet
Sir Walter Butler, 1st Baronet (died 1650) was an Irish nobleman. He was created a baronet, of Polestown, in the Baronetage of Ireland on 8 July 1645.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. Family Sir Walter Butler was son of Edmond Butler of Polestown (died 21 April 1636) and descendant of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond, belonging to the Polestown branch of the Butler family. He married Elizabeth Butler, daughter of Richard Butler, 3rd Viscount Mountgarret and Margaret O'Neill, likewise a descendant of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond. They had issue Sir Richard Butler, 2nd Baronet Polestown (d. c. 1679). He held the office of Governor of Kilkenny on 28 March 1650, when it surrendered to Cromwell. Polestown, also known as Poulstown, is today called Paulstown and is located in County Kilkenny. See also * Butler baronets * Butler dynasty But ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Butler Dynasty
Butler ( ga, de Buitléir) is the name of a noble family whose members were, for several centuries, prominent in the administration of the Lordship of Ireland and the Kingdom of Ireland. They rose to their highest prominence as Dukes of Ormonde. The family has produced multiple titles such as Baron Cahir, Baron Dunboyne, Viscount Ikerrin, Viscount Galmoye, Viscount Mountgarret, Viscount Thurles, Earl of Carrick, Earl of Kilkenny, Earl of Ormond, Earl of Ossory, Marquess of Ormonde and Duke of Ormonde. Variant spellings of the name include ''le Boteler'' and ''le Botiller''. The Butlers were descendants of Anglo-Norman lords who participated in the Norman invasion of Ireland in the 12th century. The surname has its origins in the hereditary office of "Butler (cup-bearer) of Ireland", originating with Theobald Walter, 1st Chief Butler of Ireland. The arms of later family members depicted three cups in recognition of their original office. Origin The family descended from Theobal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
