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Earl Of Ormond Thomas “The Wool Earl” Butler
Birth: 1426 Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Death: 3 Aug 1515 (aged 88-89) England
Burial: Mercers' Chapel Chapelyard, Cheap, City of London, Greater London, England
Plot: The Roman Catholic Chapel of St John of Acon was illegally confiscated and sold by King Henry VIII, and in 1666 it was destroyed in the Great Fire of London.
Memorial #: 95499038
Bio:
Son of James, brother of James Earl of Wiltshire and Earl of Ormond. Burial Source Citation: Book 'The Catalogue of Most Memorable Tombs In the Churches of London', 1669, page 13.
Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond, P.C. (c. 1426 - 3 August 1515) was the youngest son of James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond and Joan de Beauchamp. He was attainted, but restored by Henry VII's first Parliament in November 1485, and the statutes made at Westminster, by Edward IV, which declared him and his brothers traitors, were abrogated.
Thomas Butler, as an Irish peer, should only have sat in the Irish parliament. However, as a personal friend of Henry VII of England, he was summoned to the English parliament in November 1488 as "Thomas Ormond de Rochford, chevaler". At this time, he was already 8th Earl of Carrick and 7th Earl of Ormond,having succeeded his childless older brothers James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormond and John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormond. On his death, the "barony" supposedly created in 1488 fell into abeyance. He was afterwards sworn of the Privy Council of England.
He was known as The Wool Earl, due to his enormous wealth. Besides being in the possession of major lands in the Irish counties of Kilkenny and Tipperary, he owned 72 manors in England, making him one of the richest subjects in the realm.
In 1509, he was appointed Lord Chamberlain to Catherine of Aragon. He held this post until 1512.
Family Members
Parents
James le Butler 1393-1452
Joan de Beauchamp Butler 1396-1430
Spouses
Anne Hankeford Butler 1428-1485
Lora Berkeley Montgomery Unknown-1501
Siblings
James Butler 1420-1461
Elizabeth Butler Talbot 1424-1473
Children
Annes Butler Mason Unknown-1549
Margaret Butler Boleyn 1454-1539
Maintained by: Plantagenet Crown (49922906)
Originally Created by: wildgoose (46918080)
Added: 17 Aug 2012
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95499038/thomas-butler
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95499038/thomas-butler: accessed 9 July 2023), memorial page for Earl Of Ormond Thomas “The Wool Earl” Butler (1426-3 Aug 1515), Find a Grave Memorial ID 95499038, citing Mercers' Chapel Chapelyard, Cheap, City of London, Greater London, England; Maintained by Plantagenet Crown (contributor 49922906).
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Thomas Butler
Birth: unknown
Death: Aug. 3, 1515, England
Born about 1426. Son of James Butler (4th Earl of Ormond) and Joan de Beauchamp (Countess of Ormond).
Brother of James Butler (5th Earl of Ormond), John Butler (6th Earl of Ormond), Elizabeth (Butler) Talbot (Countess of Shrewsbury), and Anne Butler.
Husband of, first, Anne (Hankford) Butler, and second Lora (Berkeley) Butler.
He and Anne were the parents of Lady Anne (Butler) St. Leger and Lady Margaret (Butler) Boleyn.
Through his daughter Margaret, Thomas Butler was the grandfather of Henry VIII's mistress and second queen Anne Boleyn.
He and Lora were the parents of Elizabeth Butler.
He became 7th Earl of Ormond and 8th Earl of Carrick, succeeding to the titles upon the death of his brother John Butler (6th Earl of Ormond) in 1478.
Served as Lord Chamberlain (1509-1512) to Henry VIII's first wife and queen, Catherine of Aragon.
Requiescat in pace.
Family links:
Parents:
James le Butler (1391 - 1452)
Joan de Beauchamp Butler (1396 - 1430)
Children:
Margaret Butler Boleyn (1454 - 1539)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Mercers Chapel
London
Greater London, England
Created by: wildgoose
Record added: Aug 17, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 95499038
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