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Theobald Le Botiller

Male 1201 - 1230  (29 years)

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  • Name Theobald Le Botiller
    Birth 1201  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
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    Death 19 Jul 1230  Poitiers, Departement de la Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Arklow Monastery
    Person ID I1679  Butler Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Father Theobald FitzWalter,   b. Abt 1165, Dereham, Norfolk, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1205, County Limerick, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
    Relationship natural
    Mother Maud Le Vavasour,   b. 24 Jun 1176, Hazelwood, North Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1226, Whittington, Shropshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
    Relationship natural
    Marriage 1189 
    Family ID F450  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Joan Du Marais
    Marriage Bef 1224 
    Children 
     1. Theobald Butler,   b. 1224, Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1248, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 24 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F366  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Family 2 Rohese De Verdon
    Marriage Abt 04 Sep 1225 
    Children 
     1. Matilda De Verdun,   b. 1225, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 1283, Arundel, West Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F438  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 1201 - Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 19 Jul 1230 - Poitiers, Departement de la Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Arklow, County Wicklow, Ireland Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
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      Theobald le Botiller

      Birth: 1201, Ireland
      Death: Jul. 19, 1230
      Poitiers
      Departement de la Vienne
      Poitou-Charentes, France

      2nd Chief Butler of Ireland

      Son of Theobald Walter and Maud le Vavasour, born by 1201 in Ireland where his mother lived after her marriage, returning to England after Theobald's death.

      Husband of Joan du Marais, daughter of Geoffrey du Marais, Justiciar of Ireland. Father of Theobald Butler, 3rd Chief Butler of Ireland.

      Secondly, husband of Rohese de Verdon at the specific request of Henry III of England. They were married shortly after the agreement made 04 September 1225. Their children were John de Verdun, Lord of Meath and Maud de Verdun who married John FitzAlan.

      Theobald had livery of his lands 18 July 1222, and was summoned with horses and arms to accompany the King into Brittany October 1229.

      His mother would remarry to Fulk FitzWarin and became outlaws, thought to have the basis for the story of Robin Hood and Marion.

      Family links:
      Parents:
      Theobald FitzWalter (____ - 1205)
      Maud le Vavasour (1176 - 1226)

      Children:
      Theobald Butler (1224 - 1248)*
      Matilda De Verdun Fitzalan (1225 - 1283)*

      *Calculated relationship

      Burial:
      Arklow Monastery
      Arklow
      County Wicklow, Ireland

      Created by: Anne Shurtleff Stevens
      Record added: Mar 16, 2012
      Find A Grave Memorial# 86885696