![]() ![]() Peerage of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. – Eardley of Spalding to Goojerat (for Fingall) The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant. Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct, or Dormant. Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct, or dormant. The History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory. ![]() A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage (77th ed.). Burke, Bernard Burke, Ashworth Peter (1915)."Having died childless in 1766, he was buried at Kilcash and was succeeded by his first cousin, Walter, then aged 63. ![]() in his estates, and his right to the honours of the family by his first cousin." Alleyne Waller, LL.D, of The Hermitage, Surrey) of Oakingham Berks." "While the 2nd Duke was in exile, his estates were bought in 1721 by his brother, the Earl of Arran, and settled first on their sister, Lady Amelia Butler, who inherited them when, in the words of Walpole 'a young heiress of 99'- she died two months short of her centenary - and secondly on John Butler of Kilcash, the representative of Richard, younger brother of the 1st Duke." to the estates of the family upon the death of the Earl of Arran's only surv. "His English and Irish estates were now administrated by the forfeited estates commissioners until a private act of 1721 allowed Ormond's brother Arran to buy them back." Secretary Stanhope impeached James Duke of Ormond, of high-treason ." "John, 15th Earl of Ormonde ( de jure) ." ". these townlands to be created the Manor of Garryrickin." "Theobald le Boteler on whom that office was conferred by King Henry II., 1177 ." Genealogy of the earls and dukes of Ormonde Genealogy of the earls and dukes of Ormond Pedigree from Walter, 10th Earl, to John, 15th Earl, in note He was succeeded by his cousin Walter, the son of his uncle John, who unknowingly became de jure the 16th Earl of Ormond. He died on 24 June 1766 and was buried at Kilcash. John Butler married Bridget Stacey on 19 April 1763, but the marriage was childless. On her death in 1760, the estate was inherited by John Butler, the subject of this article. The estate passed to his unmarried sister Lady Amelia Butler, who held it for about two years. With the permission of the Parliament of Ireland, the estate was purchased in 1721 by the second Duke's brother, Charles, the Earl of Arran. However, in 1791, it would be found that the title of "Earl of Ormond" (and its subsidiary titles) in the peerage of Ireland had merely lain dormant and so could be successfully revived by John Butler's cousin, John Butler, 17th Earl of Ormonde.įollowing the second Duke's attainder, the Ormond estate was administrated by the Forfeited Estates Commissioners. It had been believed that all the titles of James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormond became forfeit in 1715. In 1758, on the death of the 1st Earl of Arran, his father's second cousin, he unknowingly became de jure the 15th Earl of Ormond. He did not inherit any title as his father held none. John inherited Kilcash and other parts of the lands of Garryricken Manor, which had been created for his grandfather Richard Butler of Kilcash shortly after 1639 and had been divided between his father and his uncle John, who held Garryricken House itself. John had two brothers and five sisters, which are listed in his father's article. John's mother was the eldest daughter of William Burke, 7th Earl of Clanricarde and widow of Bryan Magennis, 5th Viscount of Iveagh. The Butlers were Old English and descended from Theobald Walter, who had been appointed Chief Butler of Ireland by King Henry II in 1177. His father belonged to a cadet branch of the Butler Dynasty, being the grandson and heir of Richard Butler of Kilcash, who was the younger brother of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond. He was the third but only surviving son of Thomas Butler of Garryricken and his wife Margaret Magennis. John was born about 1720, probably at Kilcash Castle, his parents' habitual residence. = predeceased his father ( decessit vita patris). John Butler with wife, parents, and other selected relatives. In 1791, the title of Earl of Ormond would be successfully claimed by his cousin, the 17th Earl. He did, however, inherit the Ormond estate from the 1st Earl of Arran through Arran's sister Amelia. He did not assume these titles as he thought them forfeit by the attainder of the 2nd Duke of Ormond. John Butler (died 1766), known as John Butler of Kilcash, a member of the Irish landed gentry, was de jure 15th Earl of Ormond and 8th Earl of Ossory. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |