Sir Edward Butler, 1st Viscount Galmoye (died 1653) was an Irish peer, the eldest son of Piers FitzThomas Butler and the Honourable Katherine Fleming, daughter and co-heiress of

Thomas Fleming, 10th Baron Slane Thomas Fleming (died 1601) was an Irish peer, and a member of the Parliament of Ireland of 1585. He was the son of James Fleming, and great-grandson of James Fleming, 7th Baron Slane. His mother was Ismay Dillon, daughter of Sir Bartholomew Dil ...

and his wife Catherine Preston. His father was the illegitimate son of

Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond and 3rd Earl of Ossory PC (Ire) (; – 1614), was an influential courtier in London at the court of Elizabeth I. He was Lord Treasurer of Ireland from 1559 to his death. He fought for the crown in th ...

. He was educated at

Trinity College, Dublin , name_Latin = Collegium Sanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae Elizabethae juxta Dublin , motto = ''Perpetuis futuris temporibus duraturam'' (Latin) , motto_lang = la , motto_English = It will last i ...

. Edward Butler was invested as a Knight on 1 November 1619. He held the office of

High Sheriff of County Kilkenny The High Sheriff of County Kilkenny was the British Crown's judicial representative in County Kilkenny, Ireland from the 16th century until 1922, when the office was abolished in the new Free State and replaced by the office of Kilkenny County S ...

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

in 1640. In 1646 he attended the

Confederation of Kilkenny Confederate Ireland, also referred to as the Irish Catholic Confederation, was a period of Irish Catholic self-government between 1642 and 1649, during the Eleven Years' War. Formed by Catholic aristocrats, landed gentry, clergy and military ...

. He was created 1st

Viscount Galmoye 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 Ormond ...

on 16 May 1646. He lived at

Galmoy Castle Galmoy may refer to: * Galmoy, County Kilkenny, village in Ireland * Galmoy (barony), administrative barony centred on the village * Galmoy Mine, mine near the village * Viscount Galmoy, title in the Peerage of Ireland See also * Galmoy Hurdle ...

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 cou ...

. He died in 1653 and was succeeded by his grandson, Edward Butler.

Marriage and issue

The Viscount married the Honourable Anne Butler, daughter of

Edmund Butler, 2nd Viscount Mountgarret Edmund Butler, 2nd Viscount Mountgarret (c. 1562 – 1602), was the son of Richard Butler, 1st Viscount Mountgarret and Eleanor Butler.Burke, John (1832). ''A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, ...

, a distant cousin, and his wife Grania Fitzpatrick.''Burke, John'', ''A general and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire.'', Vol 1, pg 502. They had two sons: *

Piers Butler of Duiske Piers Butler of Duiske, Barrowmount, County Kilkenny (died 1650) was the son of Edward Butler, 1st Viscount Galmoye and Hon. Anne Butler, daughter of Edmund Butler, 2nd Viscount Mountgarret. He gained the rank of Colonel of Dragoons. After the B ...

, Barrowmount, County Kilkenny who married Margaret Netterville. He was taken prisoner and killed by the

Cromwellian Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English politician and military officer who is widely regarded as one of the most important statesmen in History of England, English history. He came to prominence during the 1639 to 1651 ...

Captain Bolton in 1650, reportedly "after quarter had been given". He left numerous offspring including the 2nd Viscount. * Thomas Butler

References

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Edward Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sa ...

High Sheriffs of County Kilkenny Year of birth unknown Peers of Ireland created by Charles I Alumni of Trinity College Dublin