Joan Butler, Countess of Ormond
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Joan Butler 4th Countess of Ormond (1396 – 3 August 1430) was a Cambro-Norman
noblewoman, the first wife of Irish peer, James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond, and the mother of his five children. Their principal residence was Kilkenny Castle
, Kilkenny
, Ireland.
, Wales
in 1396, the daughter of William de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny and Lady Joan FitzAlan
(1375- 14 November 1435). She had a brother Richard de Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester, 2nd Baron Bergavenny ( born before 1397- 18 March 1422). He married Lady Isabel le Despenser
(26 July 1400- 1439), by whom he had one daughter Elizabeth de Beauchamp, Lady of Abergavenny
.
Joan's paternal grandparents were Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick
and Katherine Mortimer, and her maternal grandparents were Richard Fitzalan, 11th Earl of Arundel
and Elizabeth de Bohun
.
.
, Co. Kilkenny- 22 August 1452 Ardee
, Co. Louth), the son of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond and Anne Welles. He was known as the White Earl, and esteemed for his learning and patronage of the arts. He was appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland in 1405, and later Lord Lieutenant
of Ireland. The Earl and Joan's principal residence was Kilkenny Castle
in Kilkenny
, Ireland. They had five children:
Thomas Butler married secondly, Lora de Berkeley, by whom he had a daughter.
Cambro-Norman
Cambro-Norman is a term used for Norman knights who settled in southern Wales after the Norman conquest of England in 1066. Some historians suggest that the term is to be preferred to Anglo-Norman for the Normans who invaded Ireland after 1170 — many of whom originated in Wales. However, the term...
noblewoman, the first wife of Irish peer, James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond, and the mother of his five children. Their principal residence was Kilkenny Castle
Kilkenny Castle
Kilkenny Castle is a castle in Kilkenny, Ireland built in 1195 by William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke to control a fording-point of the River Nore and the junction of several routeways...
, Kilkenny
Kilkenny
Kilkenny is a city and is the county town of the eponymous County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on both banks of the River Nore in the province of Leinster, in the south-east of Ireland...
, Ireland.
Family
Joan de Beauchamp was born in Abergavenny, MonmouthshireMonmouthshire
Monmouthshire is a county in south east Wales. The name derives from the historic county of Monmouthshire which covered a much larger area. The largest town is Abergavenny. There are many castles in Monmouthshire .-Historic county:...
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
in 1396, the daughter of William de Beauchamp, 1st Baron Bergavenny and Lady Joan FitzAlan
Joan Fitzalan
Joan FitzAlan, Countess of Hereford, Countess of Essex and Countess of Northampton , was the wife of the 7th Earl of Hereford, 6th Earl of Essex and 2nd Earl of Northampton. She was the mother of Mary de Bohun, the first wife of Henry of Bolingbroke who later reigned as King Henry IV, and Eleanor...
(1375- 14 November 1435). She had a brother Richard de Beauchamp, 1st Earl of Worcester, 2nd Baron Bergavenny ( born before 1397- 18 March 1422). He married Lady Isabel le Despenser
Isabel le Despenser
Isabel le Despenser was the name of several women of the aristocratic family of Despenser during the Middle Ages.*Isabel le Despenser, Countess of Arundel *Isabel le Despenser, Countess of Worcester and Warwick...
(26 July 1400- 1439), by whom he had one daughter Elizabeth de Beauchamp, Lady of Abergavenny
Elizabeth de Beauchamp, Lady of Abergavenny
Elizabeth de Beauchamp was the only child and heiress of Richard de Beauchamp, Baron Abergavenny and 1st Earl of Worcester, by Isabel, daughter of Thomas le Despencer, Earl of Gloucester by Constance of York, granddaughter of Edward III.She inherited her father's estates upon his death and...
.
Joan's paternal grandparents were Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick
Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick
Thomas de Beauchamp, 11th Earl of Warwick, KG was an English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War...
and Katherine Mortimer, and her maternal grandparents were Richard Fitzalan, 11th Earl of Arundel
Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel
Richard FitzAlan, 11th Earl of Arundel and 9th Earl of Surrey KG was an English medieval nobleman and military commander.-Lineage:...
and Elizabeth de Bohun
Elizabeth de Bohun
Elizabeth de Bohun, Countess of Arundel, Countess of Surrey was a member of the Anglo-Norman Bohun family, which wielded much power in the Welsh Marches and the English government...
.
Marriage and issue
On or before 28 August 1413, Joan married James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond (April or May 1391 KilkennyKilkenny
Kilkenny is a city and is the county town of the eponymous County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on both banks of the River Nore in the province of Leinster, in the south-east of Ireland...
, Co. Kilkenny- 22 August 1452 Ardee
Ardee
Ardee is a town and townland in County Louth, Ireland. It is located at the intersection of the N2, N52, and N33 roads. Ardee is on the banks of the River Dee and is approximately 20 km from Dundalk, Drogheda, Slane and Carrickmacross...
, Co. Louth), the son of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond and Anne Welles. He was known as the White Earl, and esteemed for his learning and patronage of the arts. He was appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland in 1405, and later Lord Lieutenant
Lord Lieutenant
The title Lord Lieutenant is given to the British monarch's personal representatives in the United Kingdom, usually in a county or similar circumscription, with varying tasks throughout history. Usually a retired local notable, senior military officer, peer or business person is given the post...
of Ireland. The Earl and Joan's principal residence was Kilkenny Castle
Kilkenny Castle
Kilkenny Castle is a castle in Kilkenny, Ireland built in 1195 by William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke to control a fording-point of the River Nore and the junction of several routeways...
in Kilkenny
Kilkenny
Kilkenny is a city and is the county town of the eponymous County Kilkenny in Ireland. It is situated on both banks of the River Nore in the province of Leinster, in the south-east of Ireland...
, Ireland. They had five children:
- James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormond, 1st Earl of WiltshireEarl of WiltshireThe title Earl of Wiltshire is one of the oldest in the Peerage of England, going back to the 12th century. It is currently held by the Marquess of Winchester, and is used as a courtesy title for the eldest son of the marquess....
KG, (24 November 1420- 1 May 1461), married firstly Avice Stafford, daughter of Sir Richard Stafford and Maud Lovell, and secondly Eleanor Beaufort, daughter of Sir Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset and Eleanor de Beauchamp. He was an ardent supporter of the House of LancasterHouse of LancasterThe House of Lancaster was a branch of the royal House of Plantagenet. It was one of the opposing factions involved in the Wars of the Roses, an intermittent civil war which affected England and Wales during the 15th century...
during the Wars of the RosesWars of the RosesThe Wars of the Roses were a series of dynastic civil wars for the throne of England fought between supporters of two rival branches of the royal House of Plantagenet: the houses of Lancaster and York...
, and a favourite of Queen consort Margaret of AnjouMargaret of AnjouMargaret of Anjou was the wife of King Henry VI of England. As such, she was Queen consort of England from 1445 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471; and Queen consort of France from 1445 to 1453...
. There was speculation that he was the actual father of Margaret's son Edward, Prince of Wales. He was beheaded at NewcastleNewcastle upon TyneNewcastle upon Tyne is a city and metropolitan borough of Tyne and Wear, in North East England. Historically a part of Northumberland, it is situated on the north bank of the River Tyne...
by the Yorkists after the Battle of TowtonBattle of TowtonIn 1461, England was in the sixth year of the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars between the Houses of York and Lancaster over the English throne. The Lancastrians backed the reigning King of England, Henry VI, an indecisive man who suffered bouts of madness...
. His head was afterwards displayed on London BridgeLondon BridgeLondon Bridge is a bridge over the River Thames, connecting the City of London and Southwark, in central London. Situated between Cannon Street Railway Bridge and Tower Bridge, it forms the western end of the Pool of London...
. - John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormond (1422–1478), he never married but fathered an illegitimate son by an unknown Irish mistress, James Dubh Butler, who left descendants.
- Elizabeth Butler (1432- 8 September 1473), married John Talbot, 2nd Earl of ShrewsburyJohn Talbot, 2nd Earl of ShrewsburyJohn Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, 2nd Earl of Waterford, 8th Baron Talbot, KG was an English nobleman and soldier. He was the son of John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and Maud Nevill, 6th Baroness Furnivall...
, son of John Talbot, 1st Earl of ShrewsburyJohn Talbot, 1st Earl of ShrewsburyJohn Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and 1st Earl of Waterford KG , known as "Old Talbot" was an important English military commander during the Hundred Years' War, as well as the only Lancastrian Constable of France.-Origins:He was descended from Richard Talbot, a tenant in 1086 of Walter Giffard...
and Maud Nevill, by whom she had seven children, including John Talbot, 3rd Earl of ShrewsburyJohn Talbot, 3rd Earl of ShrewsburyJohn Talbot, 3rd Earl of Shrewsbury, 3rd Earl of Waterford, 9th Baron Talbot, KG was an English nobleman. He was the son of John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury and Elizabeth Butler....
and Lady Eleanor Talbot - Ellen Butler
- Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond (c.1426- 3 August 1515), married firstly Anne HankfordAnne HankfordAnne Hankford was the first wife of Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond . She was the great- grandmother of Queen consort Anne Boleyn- Family and lineage :...
(1431- 13 November 1485), daughter of Sir Richard Hankeford and Anne MontaguMontagu- People with the surname :* Alexander Montagu, 13th Duke of Manchester* Ashley Montagu* Charles Montagu , several persons* Edward Montagu , several persons* Edwin Samuel Montagu* Elizabeth Montagu* Ewen Montagu...
, by whom he had two daughters:
- Margaret ButlerLady Margaret ButlerLady Margaret Butler was an Irish noblewoman, the daughter and co-heiress of Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond. She married Sir William Boleyn and through her eldest son Sir Thomas Boleyn, was the paternal grandmother of Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII of England.-Family and...
, (c.1454- 1539) wife of Sir William BoleynWilliam BoleynSir William Boleyn was the son of Sir Geoffrey Boleyn, a wealthy mercer and Lord Mayor of London, and his wife, Anne Hoo...
of Blickling. Through their son Sir Thomas Boleyn, Margaret and Sir William were the grandparents of Queen consort Anne BoleynAnne BoleynAnne Boleyn ;c.1501/1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536 as the second wife of Henry VIII of England and Marquess of Pembroke in her own right. Henry's marriage to Anne, and her subsequent execution, made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that was the...
and her sister Mary BoleynMary BoleynMary Boleyn , was the sister of English queen consort Anne Boleyn and a member of the Boleyn family, which enjoyed considerable influence during the reign of King Henry VIII of England...
. - Anne Butler (born c.1455), wife of Sir James St.Leger, by whom she had issue.
Thomas Butler married secondly, Lora de Berkeley, by whom he had a daughter.