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Sir Piers, Red Butler 1467 – 1539 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 1467

Birth Location: Kilkenny Castle, Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland

Death Date: 26 Aug 1539

Death Location: St Canice, Kilkenny, Ireland

Father: Sir KG

Mother: Lady Ormond

Spouse(s): Lady Fitzgerald

Children(s): Ellice Butler, Richard Butler, Ralph Butler, Catherine Butler, Archbishop Butler, Margaret Butler, Joan Butler, James Butler, Thomas Butler, Richard Viscount, Richard Butler, Eleanor Butler, Catherine Butler, Helen Butler, Ellice Butler, John Butler

The story of Sir Piers Red Butler began in 1467 in Kilkenny Castle, Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland, with parents Sir James Butler Ormond KG and Lady Sabine Kavanagh Countess Ormond. As an adult, Sir Piers Red Butler wed Lady Margaret Countess of Ormond Fitzgerald. Their household included Ellice Butler, Richard "1st Viscount Mountgarret" Butler, Ralph Butler, Catherine Butler, Archbishop Edmund Butler, Margaret Butler, Joan Butler, James 9th Earl of Ormonde Viscount Thules Butler, Thomas Butler, Richard Butler Viscount, Richard Butler, Eleanor Butler, Catherine Butler, Helen Butler, Ellice of Dedham, Essex. Butler and John Butler. Sir Piers Red Butler's life came to an end in 1539 in St Canice, Kilkenny, Ireland.

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Parents

Sir KG
1440 – 1487
Birth Location: Callan, Kilkenny, Ireland
SK
Lady Ormond
1458 – 1492
Birth Location: County, Kilkenny, Ireland
LO

Spouses(s)

Lady Fitzgerald
1472 – 1542
Birth Location: Castletown, Kildrought, Kildare, Ireland
LF

Children(s)

Ellice Butler
1481 –
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England
EB
Richard Butler
1487 – 1571
Birth Location: Kilkenny, Ireland
RB
Ralph Butler
1487 – 1559
Birth Location: Kilkenny, Ireland
RB
Catherine Butler
1488 – 1553
Birth Location: Balmagir, Wexford, Ireland
CB
Archbishop Butler
1490 – 1551
Birth Location: Leinster, Kildare, Ireland
AB
Margaret Butler
1491 – 1580
Birth Location: Kilkenny, Leinster, Kildare, Ireland
MB
Joan Butler
1495 –
Birth Location: Gowran, County Killkenny, Ireland
JB
James Butler
1496 – 1546
Birth Location: Desmond, Cork, Ireland
JB
Thomas Butler
1500 – 1555
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, , England
TB
Richard Viscount
1501 – 1571
Birth Location: Kilkenny, Kilkenny, Ireland
RV
Richard Butler
1501 – 1571
Birth Location: –
RB
Eleanor Butler
1504 – 1550
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England
EB
Catherine Butler
1506 – 1553
Birth Location: Askeaton, Kilkenny, Ireland
CB
Helen Butler
1508 – 1597
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, , England
HB
Ellice Butler
1510 –
Birth Location: Dedham, Essex, England
EB
John Butler
1515 –
Birth Location: Tipperary, Tipperary, Ireland
JB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: Apr 1467
    Event Place: Kilkenny Castle, Gowran, Kilkenny, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 26 Aug 1539
    Event Place: St Canice, Kilkenny, Ireland
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