James Le Butler

1391 - 1452  (61 years)

• Name	James Le Butler
  Birth	1391	Count Tipperary, Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Findagrave.com	See Notes
  Death	23 Aug 1452	Ardee, County Louth, Ireland
  Burial	Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland
  	St Mary's Abbey
  Person ID	I1339	Butler Family Tree
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	James Butler,   b. 1359, Ireland d. 06 Sep 1405, Ireland (Age 46 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Anne Welles,   b. 1360, Grainsby, Lincolnshire, England d. 13 Nov 1397, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland (Age 37 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 17 Jun 1386
  Family ID	F227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joan De Beauchamp,   b. 1396, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales d. 03 Aug 1430, County Dublin, Ireland (Age 34 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1424
  Children	1. Thomas Butler,   b. Abt 1426   d. 03 Aug 1515, England (Age 89 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F447	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1391 - Count Tipperary, Ireland Death - 23 Aug 1452 - Ardee, County Louth, Ireland Burial - - Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- found at findagrave.com James le Butler Birth: 1391 County Tipperary, Ireland Death: Aug. 23, 1452 Ardee County Louth, Ireland James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond, Lieutenant of Ireland. Son of James Butler and Anne Welles, daughter of John de Welle and Maud de Roos. Husband of Joan de Beauchamp, daughter of William de Beauchamp and Joan FitzAlan Arundel. They had three sons and two daughters: * Sir James, Knight of the Garter, 5th Earl of Ormond * Sir John, 6th Earl of Ormond * Sir Thomas, Knight of the Bath * Elizabeth m John Talbot (created peace between the families) * Anne After Joan died, he remarried Elizabeth FitzGerald by papal dispensation dated 29 April 1432 and royal licence dated 18 July 1432, daughter of Gerald FitzMaurice and Agnes Darcy, widow of Sir John Grey who died 1430. They had no children. 1405 - appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland 1412 - accompanied Thomas, Earl of Lancaster to France 1420 - appointed Lieutenant of Ireland 1422 - Sir John Talbot arraigned him for treason, the crown ordered a stop to the proceedings 1430 - Joan died, buried at St Thomas of Acon 1432 - married Elizabeth FitzGerald 1442 - Archbishop Talbot present a long list of grievances concerning Butler to the Privy Council, who reprimanded both sides for 'disrupting the good governance of Ireland.' 1447 - accused of high treason by John Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury, again, the crown came to his rescue declaring "no one should dare, on pain of his indignation, to revive the accusation or reproach of his conduct." 1452 - Elizabeth died, burial unknown James Butler died estate at Ardee, Co Loth, Ireland on his return from an expedition against Connor O'Mulrian and was buried at St Mary's in Dublin. James was called The White Earl and admired for his learning, and was the patron of the Irish literary work, 'The Book of the White Earl'. His political career was marred by a bitter feud with the Talbot family. He built the castles of Nenagh, Roscrea and Templemore in north Tipperary and Tulleophelim (or Tullowphelim) in County Carlow. He gave the manor and advowson of Hickcote in Buckinghamshire to the Hospital of St. Thomas D'Acres in London, which was confirmed by Parliament at the suit of his son. Family links: Parents: James Butler (1359 - 1405) Spouse: Joan de Beauchamp Butler (1396 - 1430)* Children: Thomas Butler (____ - 1515)* Elizabeth Butler Talbot (1424 - 1473)* *Calculated relationship Burial: Saint Mary's Abbey Dublin County Dublin, Ireland Maintained by: Anne Shurtleff Stevens Originally Created by: Jerry Ferren Record added: Nov 05, 2011 Find A Grave Memorial# 79893834 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------