Theobald Butler, 4th Chief Butler of Ireland (circa 1242 – 26 September 1285) was the son of Theobald Butler, 3rd Chief Butler of Ireland

Theobald Butler, 3rd Chief Butler of Ireland

Theobald Butler, 3rd Chief Butler of Ireland was 6 years old when his father, Theobald died. His mother was Joan de Marisco, daughter of the Justiciar of Ireland, Geoffrey de Marisco....

 and Margery de Burgh, daughter of Richard Mor de Burgh

Richard Mor de Burgh

Richard Mór de Burgh, 1st Lord of Connaught , Justiciar of Ireland.-Background:De Burgh was the eldest son of William de Burgh and a daughter of Domnall Mór Ua Briain, King of Thomond. His principal estate was in the barony of Loughrea where he built a castle in 1236 and a town was founded. He also...

, 1st Lord of Connacht. He assisted King Edward I of England

Edward I of England

Edward I , also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots, was King of England from 1272 to 1307. The first son of Henry III, Edward was involved early in the political intrigues of his father's reign, which included an outright rebellion by the English barons...

 in his wars in Scotland. He died at castle of Arklow

Arklow

Arklow , also known as Inbhear Dé from the Avonmore river's older name Abhainn Dé, is a historic town located in County Wicklow on the east coast of Ireland. Founded by the Vikings in the ninth century, Arklow was the site of one of the bloodiest battles of the 1798 rebellion...

, County Wicklow, Ireland and was buried at Arklow Monastery.

Marriage and issue

He married Joan FitzJohn, the fourth and youngest daughter of John FitzGeoffrey

John FitzGeoffrey

John FitzGeoffrey, Lord of Shere and Justiciar of Ireland was an English nobleman.John FitzGeoffrey was the son of Geoffrey Fitz Peter, 1st Earl of Essex and Aveline de Clare, daughter of Roger de Clare, 3rd Earl of Hertford and his wife Maud de Saint-Hilaire. He was Justiciar of Ireland...

, Lord of Kirtling, Sheriff of Yorkshire, and Isobel Bigod and the granddaughter of Geoffrey FitzPeter, Earl of Essex. She was co-heir
with her three sisters to her brothers John and Richard. On her marriage, she brought Theobald the manor of Faubridge in Essex, the hamlet of Shippeley in Hants, the manor of Shire in Surrey, the hamlet of Vacherie and the manor of Ailesbury (in Buckinghamshire). Joan died around 1303. Their children were:

• Theobald Butler, 5th Chief Butler of Ireland (1269–1299)
• Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick
  Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick
  Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick and 6th Chief Butler of Ireland was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland. He was the second son of Theobald Butler, 4th Chief Butler of Ireland.-Career:...
  
   (c. 1270 – 13 September 1321)
• Thomas Butler, 1st Baron Dunboyne
  Thomas Butler, 1st Baron Dunboyne
  Thomas Butler, 1st Baron Dunboyne was the third son of Theobald Butler, 4th Chief Butler of Ireland and Joan FitzJohn.-Marriage and issue:He married Synolda le Petit, daughter of William le Petit...
  
   (died 9 Oct 1329)
• John Butler
• Richard Butler
• Gilbert Butler
• Nicholas Butler, elected Archbishop of Dublin
  Archbishop of Dublin
  The Archbishop of Dublin may refer to:* Archbishop of Dublin – an article which lists of pre- and post-Reformation archbishops.* Archbishop of Dublin – the title of the senior cleric who presides over the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin....
  
  by the Prior and Convent of the Holy Trinity in January 1306, but was never consecrated.
• James Butler