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Margaret Butler (née FitzGerald ), Countess of Ormond, Countess of Ossory (c. 1473 – 9 August 1542) [1] was an Irish noblewoman and a member of the powerful and celebrated FitzGerald dynasty also known as "The Geraldines". She married Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond, by whom she had three sons and six daughters.
- c. 1473
- St Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny
- Alison FitzEustace
- Gerald, 8th Earl of Kildaare
19 de nov. de 2022 · Margaret FitzGerald, Countess of Ormond, Countess of Ossory (born circa 1473-died 9 August 1542) [1] was an Irish noblewoman and a member of the powerful and celebrated FitzGerald dynasty also known as "The Geraldines". She married Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond, by whom she had four sons and five daughters.
- Kildrought, Leinster
- Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond
- Leinster
Dynastic consolidation and female political entity:: Margaret Fitzgerald, Countess of Ormond and Ossory (1472–1542) Download; XML; Family, marriage and politics:: The six daughters of Margaret Fitzgerald and Piers Butler and the ongoing revival of the earldom in the sixteenth century Download; XML
- Damien Duffy
Dynastic Consolidation and Female Political Entity: Margaret Fitzgerald, Countess of Ormond and Ossory (1472–1542) Damien Duffy; Book: Aristocratic Women in Ireland, 1450-1660; Online publication: 26 March 2021; Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781800100961.006
- Damien Duffy
- 2021
Historian Rev. James Graves thus writes of her in his History of St. Canice's Cathedral: "Margaret, Countess of Ormonde and Ossory,.. the fairest daughter of the Earl of Kildare ...
- Female
- Piers Ruadh Butler
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.
Having seen off the FitzGeralds, Piers was finally recognised as 8th earl, and Margaret as countess, of Ormond in 1538. Following the overthrow of the FitzGeralds, the government began to take a closer and more jaundiced look at the manner in which the Butlers maintained their sizeable private army.
