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Elizabeth Darcy

Female 1332 - 1390  (57 years)

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  • Name Elizabeth Darcy
    Birth 03 Apr 1332  Meath Co, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female
    Death 24 Mar 1390  Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Findagrave.com 16 Mar 2021 
    See Notes 
    Burial Unknown  [1
    Person ID I195  Butler Family Tree
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

    Father Sir John Darcy,   b. 1284, Knaith, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1347, Knaith, Lincolnshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    Relationship natural
    Mother Joan De Burgh,   b. 1300, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Apr 1359, Trim, County Meath, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 59 years)
    Relationship natural
    Marriage 03 Jul 1329  Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F90  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James Butler,   b. 04 Oct 1331, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1382, Knocktopher, County Kilkenny, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years)
    Marriage 15 May 1346  Ormond, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. James Butler,   b. 1359, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 06 Sep 1405, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F91  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 03 Apr 1332 - Meath Co, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 15 May 1346 - Ormond, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 24 Mar 1390 - Ireland Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 


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      found at findagrave.com on 3/16/2021

      Elizabeth Darcy

      Birth: 3 Apr 1332 County Meath, Ireland
      Death: 24 Mar 1390 (aged 57)
      Burial: Body lost or destroyed

      Memorial #: 102732260
      Bio:
      Elizabeth Darcy, Countess of Ormond, was the wife of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond, and the mother of his six children, including James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond.
      Elizabeth Darcy was born on April 3, 1332 at Platten, County Meath, Ireland, the daughter of Sir John Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Knaith, Justiciar of Ireland, and his second wife Joan de Burgh.
      Elizabeth had a brother Sir William Darcy, who married Catherine FitzGerald, by whom he had issue. She also had numerous half-siblings from her parents' previous marriages.
      Elizabeth's paternal grandparents were Roger Darcy and Isabel d'Aton. Her maternal grandparents were Richard de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster and Margaret de Burgh, daughter of Sir John de Burgh and Hawise of Lanvaley.
      One of her maternal aunts was Elizabeth de Burgh, the second wife of Robert the Bruce.
      On May 15, 1346 in Ormond, Ireland, when Elizabeth was fourteen, she married her first husband James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond, the son of James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond and Lady Eleanor de Bohun. He was Lord Justice of Ireland in 1359, 1364, and 1376. He was also Constable of Dublin Castle in 1349. He was known as the Noble Earl, however, the Irish called him The Chaste.
      Elizabeth and James had six children:
      Ralph Butler
      Eleanor Butler (died 1392), married Gerald FitzMaurice FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond, by whom she had issue, including the 4th and 6th Earls of Desmond.
      James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond (died 6 September 1405), before 17 June 1386, married firstly, Anne Welles, Countess of Ormond, daughter of John Welles, 4th Lord Welles and Maud de Ros, by whom he had issue, including James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond. He married secondly, Katherine FitzGerald of Desmond, by whom he had further issue. In 1391, he purchased Kilkenny Castle.
      Thomas Butler
      Catherine Butler (born 1361), married firstly, Thomas Reade, by whom she had one son, Richard, and secondly, Thomas Fleming of Slane.
      Joan Butler, married Tiege O' Carroll
      James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond, died on 18 October 1382 in Knocktopher and was buried in Gowran Church, Co. Kilkenny.
      Elizabeth married secondly, Sir Robert de Hereford, Seneschal of the Liberty of Tipperary, between 28 December 1383 and 30 March 1384
      Elizabeth Darcy died on 24 March 1390. She was not quite fifty-eight years old.
      Family Members
      Parents
      John Darcy 1284-1347
      Joan Burgh Fitz Gerald 1296-1359
      Spouse
      James Butler 1331-1382
      Siblings
      John Darcy 1317-1356
      Half Siblings
      Maurice FitzGerald Unknown-1390
      Richard FitzGerald 1317-1329
      Children
      Eleanor Butler FitzMaurice 1350-1392
      James Butler 1359-1405
      Joan Butler O'Carroll 1360-1392
      Created by: Mad (47329061)
      Added: 27 Dec 2012
      URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102732260/elizabeth-darcy
      Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 March 2021), memorial page for Elizabeth Darcy (3 Apr 1332–24 Mar 1390), Find a Grave Memorial no. 102732260, ; Maintained by Mad (contributor 47329061) Body lost or destroyed.
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      found at findagrave.com bef 3/16/2021

      Elizabeth Darcy

      Birth: Apr. 3, 1332
      County Meath, Ireland
      Death: Mar. 24, 1390

      Elizabeth Darcy, Countess of Ormond, was the wife of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond, and the mother of his six children, including James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond.
      Elizabeth Darcy was born on April 3, 1332 at Platten, County Meath, Ireland, the daughter of Sir John Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Knaith, Justiciar of Ireland, and his second wife Joan de Burgh.
      Elizabeth had a brother Sir William Darcy, who married Catherine FitzGerald, by whom he had issue. She also had numerous half-siblings from her parents' previous marriages.
      Elizabeth's paternal grandparents were Roger Darcy and Isabel d'Aton. Her maternal grandparents were Richard de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster and Margaret de Burgh, daughter of Sir John de Burgh and Hawise of Lanvaley.
      One of her maternal aunts was Elizabeth de Burgh, the second wife of Robert the Bruce.
      On May 15, 1346 in Ormond, Ireland, when Elizabeth was fourteen, she married her first husband James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond, the son of James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond and Lady Eleanor de Bohun. He was Lord Justice of Ireland in 1359, 1364, and 1376. He was also Constable of Dublin Castle in 1349. He was known as the Noble Earl, however, the Irish called him The Chaste.
      Elizabeth and James had six children:
      Ralph Butler
      Eleanor Butler (died 1392), married Gerald FitzMaurice FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond, by whom she had issue, including the 4th and 6th Earls of Desmond.
      James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond (died 6 September 1405), before 17 June 1386, married firstly, Anne Welles, Countess of Ormond, daughter of John Welles, 4th Lord Welles and Maud de Ros, by whom he had issue, including James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond. He married secondly, Katherine FitzGerald of Desmond, by whom he had further issue. In 1391, he purchased Kilkenny Castle.
      Thomas Butler
      Catherine Butler (born 1361), married firstly, Thomas Reade, by whom she had one son, Richard, and secondly, Thomas Fleming of Slane.
      Joan Butler, married Tiege O' Carroll
      James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond, died on 18 October 1382 in Knocktopher and was buried in Gowran Church, Co. Kilkenny.
      Elizabeth married secondly, Sir Robert de Hereford, Seneschal of the Liberty of Tipperary, between 28 December 1383 and 30 March 1384
      Elizabeth Darcy died on 24 March 1390. She was not quite fifty-eight years old.

      Family links:
      Parents:
      John Darcy (1284 - 1347)
      Joan de Burgh (1300 - 1359)

      Spouse:
      James Butler (1331 - 1382)

      Children:
      James Butler (1359 - 1405)*

      *Calculated relationship

      Burial:
      Unknown

      Created by: Mad
      Record added: Dec 28, 2012
      Find A Grave Memorial# 102732260
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  • Sources 
    1. [S25] Findagrave.com.