Sir Richard Butler

Richard was born at Kilkenny Castle and was named in honour of the visiting King Richard II, who had joined his cousin, James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond, to campaign against the Irish.

Richard Butler1

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    Richard Butler was the son of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde and Anne Welles.

He married Catherine O'Reilly, daughter of Gildas O'Reilly, Lord of East Breffny.1
Richard Butler lived at Paulstown, County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Child of Richard Butler and Catherine O'Reilly

1.Sir Edmund Butler+1 d. 13 Jun 1464

Citations

http://thepeerage.com/p3317.htm#i33164

Pedigree from http://www.thepeerage.com/p3317.htm#i33164

Richard Butler1

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Richard Butler||p3317.htm#i33164|James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde|d. 6 Sep 1405|p3317.htm#i33167|Anne Welles|d. a 1396|p3317.htm#i33168|James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde|d. 18 Oct 1382|p3317.htm#i33170|Elizabeth Darcy||p3318.htm#i33171|John de Welles, 4th Lord Welles|b. 23 Aug 1334\nd. 11 Oct 1361|p18915.htm#i189143|Maud de Ros|d. 9 Dec 1388|p18915.htm#i189144|

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    Richard Butler was the son of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde and Anne Welles.2 He married Catherine O'Reilly, daughter of Gildas O'Reilly, Lord of East Breffny.1

Richard Butler lived at Paulstown, County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Child of Richard Butler and Catherine O'Reilly

   * Sir Edmund Butler+ d. 13 Jun 1464 1

Citations

  1. [S37] Charles Mosley, editor, Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes (Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003), volume 2, page 2808. Hereinafter cited as Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition.

2. [S37] Charles Mosley, Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 107th edition, volume 2, page 2807.

Richard BUTLER of Knocktopher (Sir)

Born: AFT 1393, Ormond, Tipperary, Ireland

Father: James BUTLER (3° E. Ormonde)

Mother: Anne WELLES (C. Ormonde)

Married: Catherine O'REILLY

Children:

1. Edmund MacRichard BUTLER of Polestown (Sir)