James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde
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James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (4 October 1331 – 18 October 1382, was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland. He was Lord Justice of Ireland in 1359, 1364, and 1376.
The son of James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormonde and Eleanor de Bohun, Countess of Ormonde, he was called The Noble Earl, being a great-grandson of Edward I.
On 15 May 1346 he married Elizabeth Darcy, daughter of Sir John Darcy, Knight of Knaith, another Lord Justice of Ireland, and had one son:
- James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde (1376 - 1405), married Anne Welles, daughter of John de Welles, 4th Lord Welles and Maud de Ros, and had issue.
[edit] 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. googlebooks.com Accessed November 9, 2007
- Butler family Accessed November 9, 2007
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| Preceded by James Butler |
Earl of Ormonde 1337–1382 |
Succeeded by James Butler |
