James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde

James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde

James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde (b. bef. 1376 - September 6, 1405), was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland who built Gowran Castle and made it his usual residence. He was commonly called "Earl of Gowran". He also purchased by deed, from the heirs of Sir Thomas le Despencer, 1st Earl of Gloucester, Kilkenny Castle. In 1392, he was appointed Lord Justice of Ireland.

The son of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde by his spouse Elizabeth née Darcy, he married Anne, daughter of John de Welles, 4th Lord Welles by his spouse Maud née de Ros, before June 17, 1386. They had four children:
*James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormonde (1392-1452), married firstly Joan de Beauchamp, daughter of William Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny and Lady Joan FitzAlan, and had issue. He married secondly, Lady Joan, widow of Jenico Grey, and daughter and heiress of Gerald FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare, without issue.
*Sir Richard Butler of Polestoun, county Kilkenny, (b. b 1396), who married Catherine, daughter of Gildas O'Reilly of Cavar, Lord of East Breffny, and had issue.
*Edmund Butler, married Catherine, daughter of Robert Forstall, and had issue.
*Sir Ralph Butler, married Margaret de Berwick, and had issue.

References

* Richardson, Douglas, and Kimball G. Everingham. "Magna Carta Ancestry A Study in Colonial and Medieval Families." Royal ancestry series. Baltimore, Md: Genealogical Pub. Co, 2005. [http://books.google.com/books?id=wHZcIRMhSEMC&pg=PA161&dq=James+Butler,+2nd+Earl+of+Ormonde&ei=ShA1R4nuB4GWpQLuvezSDw&sig=dFOzC0Z7unJYbQzxokRBC1tmIMM googlebooks.com] Accessed November 9, 2007
* Doyle, James William Edmund. "The Official Baronage of England, Showing the Succession, Dignities, and Offices of Every Peer from 1066 to 1885, with Sixteen Hundred Illustrations." London: Longmans, Green, 1886. [http://books.google.com/books?id=DO8IAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA607&dq=John+de+Welles,+4th+Lord+Welles&ei=pxY1R57uFpKIowKu6enTDw#PPA607,M1 googlebooks.com] Accessed November 9, 2007
* [http://www.thepeerage.com/p18915.htm thepeerage.com] Accessed November 9, 2007


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