Theobald Butler, 4th Chief Butler of Ireland (1242 – 26 September 1285) was the son of
Theobald Butler, 3rd Chief Butler of Ireland and
Margery de Burgh, daughter of
Richard Mor de Burgh
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 language">Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and ...
, 1st Lord of Connacht. He assisted King
Edward I of England
Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots (Latin: Malleus Scotorum), was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Concurrently, he was Lord of Ireland, and from 1254 ...
in his wars in
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...
. He died at the castle of
Arklow
Arklow ( ; ; ) is a town in County Wicklow on the southeast coast of Ireland. The town is overlooked by Ballymoyle Hill. It was founded by the Vikings in the ninth century. Arklow was the site of one of the Battle of Arklow, bloodiest battles ...
, County Wicklow, Ireland, and was buried at Arklow Monastery.
[Lodge, John ''The Peerage of Ireland or, A Genealogical History Of The Present Nobility Of That Kingdom'', 1789, Vol IV, p 5.]
Marriage and children
He married Joan FitzJohn in 1268, the fourth and youngest daughter of
John Fitzgeoffrey, Lord of Kirtling, Sheriff of Yorkshire, and Isobel Bigod and the granddaughter of
Geoffrey FitzPeter, Earl of Essex.
The Peerage.
/ref> She was co-heir with her three sisters to her brothers John and Richard.Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick
Edmund Butler (died 1321), 6th Chief Butler of Ireland and nominally Earl of Carrick, was an Irish magnate who served as Justiciar of Ireland during the difficult times of the Scottish invasion from 1315 to 1318 and the great famine of 1316 to 1 ...
and 6th Chief Butler of Ireland (1268–1321)
* Thomas Butler, 1st Baron Dunboyne
Thomas Butler, 1st Baron Dunboyne (1271 – 9 October 1329) was the third son of Theobald Butler, 4th Chief Butler of Ireland and Joan FitzJohn.
Marriage and Children
He married Synolda le Petit, daughter of William le PetitCharles Mosley, edito ...
(1271–1329)
* Margaret Butler (1274–1344), she married John de Trenouth
* John Butler (1270–1321)
* Richard Butler (b.1275)
* Gilbert Butler (b.1275)
* Nicholas Butler (b.1277), elected Archbishop of Dublin
The Archbishop of Dublin () is an Episcopal polity, archiepiscopal title which takes its name from Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Since the Reformation in Ireland, Reformation, there have been parallel apostolic successions to the title: ...
by the Prior and Convent of the Holy Trinity in January 1306, but was never consecrated.
* James Butler (1278–1337)
See also
*Butler dynasty
Butler () 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 ha ...
References
External links
Inquisition Post Mortem
#608, dated 1285.
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Theobald Theobald is a Germanic dithematic name, composed from the elements '' theod-'' "people" and ''bald'' "bold". The name arrived in England with the Normans.
The name occurs in many spelling variations, including Theudebald, Diepold, Theobalt, Ty ...
Normans in Ireland
13th-century Irish people
People from County Wicklow
People from County Tipperary
1242 births
1285 deaths
Burials at the Abbey of Arklow