James Butler ( October 4, 1331 - October 18, 1382 ) was the Irish aristocrat and peer, 2nd Earl of Ormond (1338–1382), Lord Justist of Ireland (1359–1360, 1364–1364, 1376–1378). Dominant political leader in Ireland in the 1360s and 1370s.
| James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond | |||||||
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| English James Butler, 2st Earl of Ormond | |||||||
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| Predecessor | James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond | ||||||
| Successor | James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond | ||||||
| Birth | October 4, 1331 Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny County , Ireland | ||||||
| Death | October 18, 1382 (51 years) Knockton Castle, Kilkenny County , Ireland | ||||||
| Burial place | Cathedral of Saint Canis at Kilkenny | ||||||
| Rod | Battles | ||||||
| Father | James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond | ||||||
| Mother | Eleonora de Bohun, Countess Ormond | ||||||
| Spouse | Elizabeth Darcy | ||||||
| Children | James , Thomas, Eleanor, Joan and Ralph | ||||||
| Religion | Catholicism | ||||||
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Biography
Born in Kilkenny Castle | Kilkenny Castle on October 4, 1331 . The youngest son of James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond (1304–1338), and Lady Eleonora de Bogun (1304–1363). On the maternal line was the great-grandson of the King of England Edward I Plantagenet [1] .
In January 1338, after the death of his father, James Butler inherited the title of 2nd Earl Ormond. In 1362, Earl Ormond slaughtered more than 600 Irish from McMurrow in Tiskofen ( Kilkenny county ). On April 22, 1364, James Butler was appointed Lord Justice Officer of Ireland, becoming Deputy Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence , appointed Governor of Ireland. From his first visit to Ireland, Lionel, James Butler began to enjoy his great confidence, becoming almost omnipotent in Ireland. In the 1360s, he came into conflict with Maurice Fitzgerald, the 4th Earl of Kildare . In 1364, the Irish House of Commons sent a delegation led by Earl Kildare to London to complain to the king about mismanagement and to request the removal of “corrupt” officials, some of whom were associated with Earl Ormond. Some officials were removed from their posts, but the positions of Count Ormond were not seriously threatened.
James Butler three times served as Lord Justice Officer of Ireland in 1359-1360, 1364-1365 and 1376-1378. July 24, 1376 after the third appointment as Lord Justice Officer, his salary was £ 500 per year. On 2 April 1372, he was appointed constable of the Dublin Castle .
The 2nd Earl of Ormond died on October 18, 1382 in his castle Noctofer (near which he founded a Carmelite monastery in 1356 ). He was buried in the Cathedral of Saint Canis at Kilkenny .
Marriage and Children
On May 15, 1346, James Butler married Elizabeth Darcy (April 3, 1332 - March 24, 1390), the daughter of Sir John Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Knight (c. 1290–1347), and Joan de Bourg (c. 1300–1359 ). They had five children:
- James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond (1362–1405)
- Thomas Butler, Judge Cork (died 1396)
- Eleanor Butler (1350–1392), wife of Gerald Fitzgerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond (1335–1398)
- Joan Butler (1360–1393), wife of Tadgh O'Carroll, Prince Eile
- Ralph Butler (d. 1367).
Notes
- ↑ e The John John