Edward Butler, 2nd Viscount Galmoye (c. 1627– after 24 October 1667) was the son of

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 ...

and Margaret Netterville, daughter of

Nicholas Netterville, 1st Viscount Netterville Nicholas Netterville of Dowth, County Meath, Ireland, was born in 1581, and succeeded his father, John Netterville, in the family estate on 20 September 1601. Although an enemy accused them of being "but a mean family" the Nettervilles had in fact ...

. His grandfather was

Edward Butler, 1st Viscount Galmoye 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 and his wife Catherine Preston. ...

.''Burke, John'', ''A general and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire.'', Vol 1, pg 502. Butler succeeded to the title of

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 ...

, in county Kilkenny in 1653 following the death of his grandfather, his father having predeceased him in 1650. He had a younger brother, Major

Edmond Butler of Killoshulan Edmond Butler of Killoshulan, Duiske, County Kilkenny (died 12 July 1691) was the youngest son of Piers Butler of Duiske and Margaret Netterville, daughter of Nicholas Netterville, 1st Viscount Netterville. His grandfather was Edward Butler, 1s ...

Marriage and issue

He married Eleanor White, daughter of Sir Nicholas White of Leixlip. They had two sons: *

Piers Butler, 3rd Viscount Galmoye Piers Butler, 3rd Viscount Galmoye, otherwise Viscount Galmoy, (21 March 1652 – 18 June 1740) was an Anglo-Irish nobleman. He was descended from the 10th Earl of Ormond. He was the son of Edward Butler, 2nd Viscount Galmoye and Eleanor White ...

. *

Richard Butler of Galmoye Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'stron ...

, whose son and heir was James Butler of the Irish Brigade in France.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Galmoye, Edward Butler, 2nd Viscount 1627 births 1667 deaths Viscounts in the Peerage of Ireland

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 ...

Irish soldiers People from County Kilkenny 17th-century Irish people People of the Irish Confederate Wars

Marriage and issue

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