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30 de may. de 2022 · Margaret was the daughter of Gerald Mor, the great Earl of Kildare and was married (aged 12) to Piers Butler, the heir to the earldom of Ormond in 1485 “for policy” (The Book of Howth). She is described by the chronicler Richard Stanihurst as “a rare woman and able for wisdom to rule a realm had not her stomach over-ruled her knowledge”.
When Lady Katherine Butler Countess of Desmond was born about 1487, in County Kilkenny, Ireland, her father, Sir Piers Butler, was 21 and her mother, Lady Margaret FitzGerald, Baroness of Ormond, was 16. She married Richard Poer 1st Baron Poer of Curraughmore in 1507, in County Waterford, Ireland.
Brief Life History of Piers. When Sir Piers Butler was born in April 1467, in Gowran, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland, his father, James Butler, was 30 and his mother, Lady Sabh Kavanagh, was 27. He married Lady Margaret FitzGerald, Baroness of Ormond in 1486, in County Kilkenny, Ireland. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters.
Joan Fitzgerald, daughter-in-law of Countess Margaret Fitzgerald, took on the role of a powerful and influential woman at the centre of dynastic politics between the houses of Ormond, Desmond and the Crown. Little is known about Joan's early years, including the year of her birth.
Anne Butler, Countess of Ormond (née Welles; 1360 – 13 November 1397), was the first wife of Irish noble James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond, and the mother of James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond. She was the first countess of Ormond to live at Kilkenny Castle, Ireland. According to Frederick Tupper, Professor of English at the University of ...
23 de may. de 2022 · Birthdate: circa 1501. Birthplace: of Ferns, Wexfd, Ire. Death: circa 1561 (51-69) Immediate Family: Daughter of Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond and Margaret FitzGerald, Countess Ormonde. Wife of Thomas Fitzgerald; Richard Mór Burke, 9th lord of Clanricarde and Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 1st Baron Upper Ossory.
Butlers of Ormond. James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond (1496–1546), by Hans Holbein. The Ormond line is the senior branch of the family and later produced the Earls, Marquesses and Dukes of Ormond. Edmund Butler was created the first Earl of Carrick in 1315 in reward for his service during the Bruce campaign in Ireland.
