Joan FitzGerald

1282 - 1320  (38 years)

• Name	Joan FitzGerald
  Birth	1282	Fermoy, Cork Co, Ireland   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	02 May 1320	Laragh, County Kildare, Ireland   [1]
  Findagrave.com	16 Mar 2021
  	See Notes
  Burial	Unknown
  Person ID	I1101	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	John FitzThomas FitzGerald,   b. 1250, Ireland d. 10 Sep 1316, Laragh, County Kildare, Ireland (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Blanche De La Roche   d. Aft 1296
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 1282
  Family ID	F432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sir Edmund Butler,   b. 1271, Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland d. 13 Sep 1321, London, Greater London, England (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	1302
  Children	1. James Butler,   b. 1305, Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland d. 06 Jan 1338, Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland (Age 33 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1282 - Fermoy, Cork Co, Ireland Death - 02 May 1320 - Laragh, County Kildare, Ireland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com onf 3/16/2021 Joan FitzGerald Butler Birth: 1282 Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland Death: 2 May 1320 (aged 37–38) Laragh, County Kildare, Ireland Burial: Body lost or destroyed Memorial #: 102731898 Bio: Joan FitzGerald, Countess of Carrick, was an Irish noblewoman, and the wife of Sir Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick, Justiciar of Ireland. She was the mother of James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond. Joan FitzGerald was born in Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland in about 1282, the daughter of John FitzThomas FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare, Baron of Offaly, and Blanche de La Roche. She had two brothers, Gerald (died 1303), and Thomas FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Kildare. Joan FitzGerald's paternal grandparents were Thomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald and Rohesia de St. Michael. Her maternal grandparents were John de La Roche, Lord of Fermoy, and Maud de Waleys (Walsh). The latter was a daughter of Henry le Waleys (The Welsh). In 1302, Joan married Sir Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick, the son of Theobald le Botiller and Joan FitzJohn (FitzGeoffrey). The marriage produced two sons: James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond (1305 – 6 January 1338), who married Lady Eleanor de Bohun, by whom he had four children, including James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond who in his turn married Elizabeth Darcy and had issue, from whom descended the subsequent Earls of Ormond. John Butler of Clonamelchon Joan FitzGerald died on an unknown date sometime before May 2, 1320 in Laraghbryan, Co. Kildare. She was the ancestress of the Earls of Ormond, Queen consort Anne Boleyn, Mary Boleyn, and Diana, Princess of Wales Family Members Parents John FitzThomas FitzGerald 1250-1316 Spouse Edmund Butler 1271-1321 Siblings Thomas FitzJohn FitzGerald 1296-1328 Children James Butler 1305-1338 Created by: Mad (47329061) Added: 27 Dec 2012 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102731898/joan-butler Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 March 2021), memorial page for Joan FitzGerald Butler (1282–2 May 1320), Find a Grave Memorial no. 102731898, ; Maintained by Mad (contributor 47329061) Body lost or destroyed. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com bef 3/16/2021 Joan FitzGerald Birth: 1282 Fermoy County Cork, Ireland Death: May 2, 1320 Laragh County Kildare, Ireland Joan FitzGerald, Countess of Carrick, was an Irish noblewoman, and the wife of Sir Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick, Justiciar of Ireland. She was the mother of James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond. Joan FitzGerald was born in Fermoy, Co. Cork, Ireland in about 1282, the daughter of John FitzThomas FitzGerald, 1st Earl of Kildare, Baron of Offaly, and Blanche de La Roche. She had two brothers, Gerald (died 1303), and Thomas FitzGerald, 2nd Earl of Kildare. Joan FitzGerald's paternal grandparents were Thomas FitzMaurice FitzGerald and Rohesia de St. Michael. Her maternal grandparents were John de La Roche, Lord of Fermoy, and Maud de Waleys (Walsh). The latter was a daughter of Henry le Waleys (The Welsh). In 1302, Joan married Sir Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick, the son of Theobald le Botiller and Joan FitzJohn (FitzGeoffrey). The marriage produced two sons: James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond (1305 – 6 January 1338), who married Lady Eleanor de Bohun, by whom he had four children, including James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond who in his turn married Elizabeth Darcy and had issue, from whom descended the subsequent Earls of Ormond. John Butler of Clonamelchon Joan FitzGerald died on an unknown date sometime before May 2, 1320 in Laraghbryan, Co. Kildare. She was the ancestress of the Earls of Ormond, Queen consort Anne Boleyn, Mary Boleyn, and Diana, Princess of Wales Family links: Parents: John FitzThomas FitzGerald (1250 - 1316) Spouse: Edmund Butler (1271 - 1321) Burial: Unknown Created by: Mad Record added: Dec 28, 2012 Find A Grave Memorial# 102731898

  
  

• Sources

  [S25] Findagrave.com.