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Piers Butler, 8th Earl Of Ormond

Piers Butler, 8th Earl Of Ormond

Male 1467 - 1539  (~ 72 years)

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  • Name Piers Butler 
    Suffix 8th Earl Of Ormond 
    Birth Apr 1467  Gabhrán, Couny Kilkenny, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Burial Chancel of Saint Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny, Donegal, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 26 Aug 1539  Saint Canice, County Kilkenny, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _AMTID 192683786067:1030:204653251 
    _COLOR 7 
    _FSFTID LD8D-N31 
    _UID A971654F64E1468EA15CF3B58AF86CCB4547 
    Death 26 Aug 1539  Saint Canice, County Kilkenny, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Sep 1539  Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Saint Canice's Cathedral 
    Person ID I133640  World of Hyde
    Last Modified 16 Aug 2023 

    Father Sir James Butler, Kg 7th Earl Of Ormond Of Polestown,   b. 1437, Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 1487, County Kilkenny, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Mother Sabine MC Allister Kavanagh,   b. Abt 1443, Gabhrán, Kilkenny, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1492, Saint Canice, County Kilkenny, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 49 years) 
    Marriage 1453 
    Family ID F3768  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Margaret Fitzgerald, Countess Of Ormond,   b. 1472, Castletown, Celbridge, Kildare, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Aug 1542, Saint Canice, Kilkenny, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1485  County Kilkenny, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Abt 1490  Munster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Diocese of Kerry 
    Children 
     1. Richard Butler,   b. Abt 1487, Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Dec 1571, Saint Danice, Kilk, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 84 years)
     2. Lady Margaret Butler, Countess Ormonde,   b. 1489, Kilkenny Castle, County Kilkenny, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1580, Saint Canices Cathedral, Leinster, Kilkenny, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
     3. Ellice Butler,   b. Abt 1490, Dedham, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1530, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 40 years)
     4. Edmund Butler, Archbishop Of Cashel,   b. 1490, Kildare, County Kildare, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Mar 1551, Cashel South Riding, Tipperary, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
     5. He succeeded as the 9th Earl of Ormonde [created peerage of Ireland, 1328] James Butler, 9th Earl Of Ormonde,   b. 20 Jul 1496, Cork, County Cork, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1546, Holburn, Northumberland, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     6. Richard Butler, 1st Viscount Montgarrell,   b. 1500, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 May 1571, Kilcash, County Tipperary, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     7. Sir Thomas Butler, 10th Earl Of Ormond,   b. 1500, Dedham, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Oct 1555, Carrick-On-Suir, County Tipperary, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
     8. Lady Ellen Butler,   b. 1501, Dedham, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jul 1597, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Leinster, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 96 years)
    Family ID F45072  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

    Children 
     1. James Butler, Earl Of Ormond,   b. 1504, Wexford, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1545 (Age 41 years)
    Family ID F70041  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Sep 2025 

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    Diocese of Kerry - Abt 1490 - Munster, Ireland    		 Link to Google Earth
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    Saint Canice's Cathedral - Sep 1539 - Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland    		 Link to Google Earth
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