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On 15th May 1346 [his father] James Butler 2nd Earl Ormonde [aged 14] and [his mother] Elizabeth Darcy Countess Ormonde [aged 14] were married at Ormond, County Tipperary. She by marriage Countess Ormonde. She the daughter of [his grandfather] John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth [aged 66] and [his grandmother] 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.
Around 1359 James Butler 3rd Earl Ormonde was born to James Butler 2nd Earl Ormonde [aged 27] and Elizabeth Darcy Countess Ormonde [aged 26]. He a great x 2 grandson of King Edward I of England.
On 18th October 1382 [his father] James Butler 2nd Earl Ormonde [aged 51] died. His son James [aged 23] succeeded 3rd Earl Ormonde.
Westminster Chronicle. Also, on the ninth day of November, at Westminster, in full parliament, the king appointed two of his uncles as dukes, namely Lord Edmund of Langley [aged 44], earl of Cambridge, whom he promoted to duke of York, and Thomas Woodstock [aged 30], earl of Buckingham, whom he raised to duke of Gloucester. They were adorned with various ornaments appropriate to their rank, and suitably endowed by the king, and they did homage to him on bended knees. Also on the same day in Parliament, the king raised Lord Michael de la Pole [aged 55], knight and chancellor of England, likewise endowed with lands, to be earl of Suffolk. After suitable ornaments concerning his rank had been assigned to him, and after homage had been done to the king, he withdrew among the other earls according to his degree. Also on the same day, Lord James [aged 26], earl of Ormond, received the belt of knighthood from the king. When these things had duly been performed, the king and queen, together with the aforesaid magnates thus honoured and the other nobles then present there, courteously went to the banquet of the duke of Lancaster, lavishly and splendidly prepared for that occasion.
Item ix die Novembris apud Westmonasterium in pleno parliamento rex duos suos patruos præfecit in duces, videlicet dominum Edmundum de Langelee comitem de Cantabrigiæ promovit in ducem Eboracensem, et Thomam Wodestok comitem Buckyngham in ducem Gloucestriæ exaltavit, qui variis ornamentis eorum statui congruentibus insigniti ac per regem competenter dotati homagium sibi flexis genibus præstiterunt. Item eodem die in Parliamento dominum Michaelem de la Pole militem et cancellarium Angliæ rex etiam terris dotatum erexit in comitem de Southfolk appropriatisque sibi etiam ornamentis ejus statum concernentibus, facto regi homagio, inter alios comites juxta suum gradum secessit. Item eodem die dominus Jacobus comes de Ormond cingulum militiæ recepit a rege ; quibus rite peractis rex et regina una cum prædictis magnatibus taliter insignitis ceterisque nobilibus tunc ibidem præsentibus ad convivium ducis Lancastriæ ea de causa laute ac splendide apparatum comiter adierunt.
Before 17th June 1386 James Butler 3rd Earl Ormonde [aged 27] and Anne Welles Countess Ormonde [aged 26] were married. She 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.
On 24th March 1390 [his mother] Elizabeth Darcy Countess Ormonde [aged 57] died.
On 23rd May 1393 [his son] James "White Earl" Butler 4th Earl Ormonde was born to James Butler 3rd Earl Ormonde [aged 34] and [his wife] Anne Welles Countess Ormonde [aged 33] at Kilkenny, County Kilkenny. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. He married 1. 1413 his third cousin Joan Beauchamp Countess Ormonde, daughter of William Beauchamp 1st Baron Abergavenny and Joan Fitzalan Baroness Bergavenny, and had issue 2. 18th July 1432 his half second cousin Joan or Elizabeth Fitzgerald Countess Ormonde, daughter of Gerald Fitzgerald 5th Earl of Kildare and Margaret Rocheford Countess Kildare.
In 1395 [his son] Richard Butler was born to James Butler 3rd Earl Ormonde [aged 36] and [his wife] Anne Welles Countess Ormonde [aged 35] at Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. He married Catherine Oreilly and had issue.
Around 1396 [his son] Philip Butler was born to James Butler 3rd Earl Ormonde [aged 37] and [his wife] Anne Welles Countess Ormonde [aged 36]. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. He married his half fifth cousin once removed Elizabeth Cockayne.
On 13th November 1397 [his wife] Anne Welles Countess Ormonde [aged 37] died.
Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes
Récits d’un bourgeois de Valenciennes aka The Chronicle of a Bourgeois of Valenciennes is a vivid 14th-century vernacular chronicle written by an anonymous urban chronicler from Valenciennes in the County of Hainaut. It survives in a manuscript that describes local and regional history from about 1253 to 1366, blending chronology, narrative episodes, and eyewitness-style accounts of political, military, and social events in medieval France, Flanders, and the Low Countries. The work begins with a chronological framework of events affecting Valenciennes and its region under rulers such as King Philip VI of France and the shifting allegiances of local nobility. It includes accounts of conflicts, sieges, diplomatic manoeuvres, and the impact of broader struggles like the Hundred Years’ War on urban life in Hainaut. Written from the perspective of a burgher (bourgeois) rather than a monastery or royal court, the chronicle offers a rare lay viewpoint on high politics and warfare, reflecting how merchants, townspeople, and civic institutions experienced the turbulence of the 13th and 14th centuries. Its narrative style combines straightforward reporting of events with moral and civic observations, making it a valuable source for readers interested in medieval urban society, regional politics, and the lived experience of war and governance in pre-modern Europe.
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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 son James [aged 12] succeeded 4th Earl Ormonde.
[his son] Ralph Butler was born to James Butler 3rd Earl Ormonde and Anne Welles Countess Ormonde. He a great x 3 grandson of King Edward I of England. He married Margaret Berwick.
[his daughter] Anne Butler was born to James Butler 3rd Earl Ormonde and Anne Welles Countess Ormonde. She a great x 3 granddaughter of King Edward I of England.
Kings Wessex: Great x 10 Grand Son of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 12 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 14 Grand Son of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 12 Grand Son of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Kings England: Great x 2 Grand Son of King Edward I of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 8 Grand Son of King Malcolm III of Scotland
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Son of Hugh I King of the Franks
Kings Duke Aquitaine: Great x 14 Grand Son of Ranulf I Duke Aquitaine
Kings Spain: Great x 6 Grand Son of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Theobald Butler 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Theobald Butler
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Marais
Great x 2 Grandfather: Theobald Butler 9 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandfather: Richard Mór Burgh 1st Baron Connaught 
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margery Burgh 8 x Great Granddaughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandmother: Egidia Lacy Baroness Connaught 
7 x Great Granddaughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 1 Grandfather: Edmund Butler 1st Earl Carrick 9 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Fitzpeter 1st Earl Essex
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fitzgeoffrey
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aveline Clare Countess Essex 
Great x 2 Grandmother: Joan Fitzjohn 8 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk 
6 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Bigod 7 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey 
6 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Grandfather: James Butler 1st Earl Ormonde 10 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Father: James Butler 2nd Earl Ormonde Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Humphrey Bohun 2nd Earl Hereford 1st Earl Essex 
2 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland
Great x 3 Grandfather: Humphrey Bohun 3 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandmother: Matilda Lusignan Countess Hereford and Essex 
Great x 2 Grandfather: Humphrey Bohun 3rd Earl Hereford 2nd Earl Essex 4 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William de Braose 9th Baron Abergavenny 7th Baron Bramber 
7 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor de Braose 7 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Eva Marshal 6 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 1 Grandfather: Humphrey Bohun 4th Earl Hereford 3rd Earl Essex 5 x Great Grandson of King David I of Scotland
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Fiennes 
8 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandfather: Enguerrand Ingleram Fiennes 9 x Great Grandson of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 4 Grandmother: Agnes Dammartin 10 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 2 Grandmother: Maud Fiennes Countess Essex and Hereford 10 x Great Granddaughter of King Edward "Elder" of the Anglo Saxons
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Provence 
Grandmother: Eleanor Bohun Countess Ormonde Granddaughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: King John of England 
son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: King Henry III of England son of King John of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Isabella of Angoulême Queen Consort England 5 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandfather: King Edward I of England son of King Henry III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Raymond IV Count Provence 
Grandson of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 3 Grandmother: Eleanor of Provence Queen Consort England Great Granddaughter of Alfonso II King Aragon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Savoy Countess Provence 13 x Great Granddaughter of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 1 Grandmother: Princess Elizabeth of Rhuddlan Countess Essex, Hereford and Holland daughter of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Alfonso IX King Leon 
Grandson of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 3 Grandfather: Ferdinand III King Castile III King Leon Great Grandson of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Berengaria Ivrea I Queen Castile Granddaughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandmother: Eleanor of Castile Queen Consort England 2 x Great Granddaughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandfather: Simon Dammartin 10 x Great Grandson of Charles "Charlemagne aka Great" King of the Franks King Lombardy Holy Roman Emperor
Great x 3 Grandmother: Joan Dammartin Queen Consort Castile and Leon 2 x Great Granddaughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
Great x 4 Grandmother: Marie Montgomery Countess Ponthieu Great Granddaughter of Alfonso VII King Castile VII King Leon
James Butler 3rd Earl Ormonde 2 x Great Grandson of King Edward I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Norman Darcy 
Great x 3 Grandfather: Philip Darcy
Great x 2 Grandfather: Norman Darcy
Great x 1 Grandfather: Roger Darcy
Grandfather: John Darcy 1st Baron Darcy of Knayth
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Aton
Great x 1 Grandmother: Isabel Aton
Mother: Elizabeth Darcy Countess Ormonde 10 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: William Burgh
Great x 3 Grandfather: Richard Mór Burgh 1st Baron Connaught
Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Burgh 1st Earl of Ulster 8 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandfather: Walter Lacy Lord Meath
Great x 3 Grandmother: Egidia Lacy Baroness Connaught 7 x Great Granddaughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret de Braose 6 x Great Granddaughter of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 1 Grandfather: Richard "Red Earl" Burgh 2nd Earl of Ulster 9 x Great Grandson of Maredudd ab Owain King Deheubarth King Powys King Gwynedd
Great x 4 Grandfather: Geoffrey Fitzpeter 1st Earl Essex
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Fitzgeoffrey
Great x 4 Grandmother: Aveline Clare Countess Essex
Great x 2 Grandmother: Aveline Fitzjohn Countess Ulster 8 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Bigod 3rd Earl Norfolk 6 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Isabel Bigod 7 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Maud Marshal Countess Norfolk and Surrey 6 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Grandmother: Joan Burgh Countess Kildare 9 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hubert de Burgh Count Mortain 1st Earl Kent
Great x 3 Grandfather: John Burgh 6 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 4 Grandmother: Beatrice Warenne 
5 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 2 Grandfather: John Burgh 7 x Great Grandson of Hugh I King of the Franks
Great x 3 Grandmother: Hawise Valey
Great x 1 Grandmother: Margaret Burgh Countess Ulster 8 x Great Granddaughter of Hugh I King of the Franks