Earl Ormonde

Earl Ormonde is in Earl Ormonde.

29th March 1461 Battle of Towton

1529 Henry VIII Creates New Peerages

In 1328 James Butler 1st Earl Ormonde [aged 23] was created 1st Earl Ormonde. Eleanor Bohun Countess Ormonde [aged 23] by marriage Countess Ormonde.

On 6th January 1338 James Butler 1st Earl Ormonde [aged 33] died. His succeeded son James Butler 2nd Earl Ormonde [aged 6] succeeded 2nd Earl Ormonde.

On 15th May 1346 James Butler 2nd Earl Ormonde [aged 14] and Elizabeth Darcy Countess Ormonde [aged 14] were married at Ormond, County Tipperary. Elizabeth Darcy Countess Ormonde by marriage Countess Ormonde. She the daughter of John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth [aged 66] and Joan Burgh Countess Kildare [aged 46]. He the son of James Butler 1st Earl Ormonde and Eleanor Bohun Countess Ormonde [aged 41]. They were third cousins. He a great grandson of King Edward I of England.

On 18th October 1382 James Butler 2nd Earl Ormonde [aged 51] died. His succeeded son James Butler 3rd Earl Ormonde [aged 23] succeeded 3rd Earl Ormonde.

Before 17th June 1386 James Butler 3rd Earl Ormonde [aged 27] and Anne Welles Countess Ormonde [aged 26] were married. Anne Welles Countess Ormonde by marriage Countess Ormonde. He the son of James Butler 2nd Earl Ormonde and Elizabeth Darcy Countess Ormonde [aged 54]. They were sixth cousins. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England.

In 1399 James Butler 3rd Earl Ormonde [aged 40] and Katherine Fitzgerald Countess Ormonde were married. She by marriage Countess Ormonde. He the son of James Butler 2nd Earl Ormonde and Elizabeth Darcy Countess Ormonde.

On 7th September 1405 James Butler 3rd Earl Ormonde [aged 46] died. His succeeded son James [aged 12] succeeded 4th Earl Ormonde.

In 1413 James "White Earl" Butler 4th Earl Ormonde [aged 19] and Joan Beauchamp Countess Ormonde were married. Joan Beauchamp Countess Ormonde by marriage Countess Ormonde. He the son of James Butler 3rd Earl Ormonde and Anne Welles Countess Ormonde. They were third cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.

On 18th July 1432 James "White Earl" Butler 4th Earl Ormonde [aged 39] and Joan or Elizabeth Fitzgerald Countess Ormonde were married. Joan or Elizabeth Fitzgerald Countess Ormonde by marriage Countess Ormonde. She the daughter of Gerald Fitzgerald 5th Earl of Kildare and Margaret Rocheford Countess Kildare. He the son of James Butler 3rd Earl Ormonde and Anne Welles Countess Ormonde. They were half second cousins. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England.

On 23rd August 1452 James "White Earl" Butler 4th Earl Ormonde [aged 59] died at Dublin [Map]. He was buried at St Mary's Abbey, Dublin. His succeeded son James [aged 31] succeeded 5th Earl Ormonde.

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Abbot John Whethamstede's Register aka Chronicle of his second term at the Abbey of St Albans, 1451-1461, is a remarkable text that describes his first-hand experience of the beginning of the Wars of the Roses including the First and Second Battles of St Albans, 1455 and 1461, respectively, their cause, and their consequences, not least on the Abbey itself. His text also includes Loveday, Blore Heath, Northampton, the Act of Accord, Wakefield, and Towton, and ends with the Coronation of King Edward IV. In addition to the events of the Wars of the Roses, Abbot John, or his scribes who wrote the Chronicle, include details in the life of the Abbey such as charters, letters, land exchanges, visits by legates, and disputes, which provide a rich insight into the day-to-day life of the Abbey, and the challenges faced by its Abbot.

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Around April 1458 James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde [aged 37] and Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde [aged 26] were married. Eleanor Beaufort Countess Ormonde by marriage Countess Ormonde. She the daughter of Edmund Beaufort 1st or 2nd Duke of Somerset and Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset [aged 49]. He the son of James "White Earl" Butler 4th Earl Ormonde and Joan Beauchamp Countess Ormonde. They were second cousin once removed. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward I of England. She a great x 2 granddaughter of King Edward III of England.

29th March 1461 Battle of Towton

On 1st May 1461 James Butler 1st Earl Wiltshire 5th Earl Ormonde [aged 40] was beheaded at Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland [Map] having been captured at, or after, the Battle of Towton. His succeeded brother John [aged 39] succeeded 6th Earl Ormonde. Earl Wiltshire forfeit.

On 14th December 1476 John Butler 6th Earl Ormonde [aged 54] died. His succeeded brother Thomas [aged 50] succeeded 7th Earl Ormonde. Anne Hankford Countess Ormonde [aged 45] by marriage Countess Ormonde.

On 3rd August 1515 Thomas Butler 7th Earl Ormonde [aged 89] died. His succeeded first cousin twice removed Piers [aged 48] succeeded 8th Earl Ormonde. Margaret Fitzgerald Countess Ormonde and Ossory by marriage Countess Ormonde.

Henry VIII Creates New Peerages

On 8th December 1529 King Henry VIII of England and Ireland [aged 38] created three Earldoms...

Thomas Boleyn 1st Earl Wiltshire and Ormonde [aged 52] was created 1st Earl Wiltshire, 1st Earl Ormonde. Elizabeth Howard Countess of Wiltshire and Ormonde [aged 49] by marriage Countess Wiltshire, Countess Ormonde. His mother [aged 75] was the daughter of the last Earl Ormonde Thomas Butler 7th Earl Ormonde.

George Hastings 1st Earl Huntingdon [aged 42] was created 1st Earl Huntingdon. Anne Stafford Countess Huntingdon [aged 46] by marriage Countess Huntingdon.

Robert Radclyffe 1st Earl of Sussex [aged 46] was created 1st Earl of Sussex. Elizabeth Stafford Countess Sussex [aged 50] by marriage Countess of Sussex.

On 22nd February 1538 Piers "Red" Butler 8th Earl Ormonde 1st Earl Ossory [aged 71] was restored 8th Earl Ormonde. Margaret Fitzgerald Countess Ormonde and Ossory by marriage Countess Ormonde.

On 26th August 1539 Piers "Red" Butler 8th Earl Ormonde 1st Earl Ossory [aged 72] died. His succeeded son James Butler 9th Earl Ormonde 2nd Earl Ossory [aged 38] succeeded 9th Earl Ormonde, 2nd Earl Ossory. Joan Fitzgerald Countess Ormonde and Ossory [aged 30] by marriage Countess Ormonde, Countess Ossory.

On 28th October 1546 James Butler 9th Earl Ormonde 2nd Earl Ossory [aged 45] died. His succeeded son Thomas [aged 14] succeeded 10th Earl Ormonde, 3rd Earl Ossory.

On 22nd November 1614 Thomas "Black Tom" Butler 10th Earl Ormonde 3rd Earl Ossory [aged 82] died. His succeeded nephew Walter [aged 55] succeeded 11th Earl Ormonde, 4th Earl Ossory. Helen Butler Countess Ormonde and Ossory by marriage Countess Ormonde, Countess Ossory.