James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormonde^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1496 - 1546  (~ 50 years)

• Name	James Butler
  Suffix	9th Earl of Ormonde
  Birth	Abt 1496
  Gender	Male
  Acceded	1539
  	Earl of Ormonde
  	Earl of Ormonde 1539-1546
  Death	28 Oct 1546	London, Greater London, England
  	Cause: Poisoned
  Burial	St. Thomas of Acon, London, England
  Notes	Called "The Lame". Viscount Thurles, Earl of Ossory. Poisoned at a supper in Ely House, Holborn on 17 Oct 1546. http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal08970 http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/BUTLER.htm#James%20BUTLER%20(9°%20E.%20Ormonde) Called "The Lame". Viscount Thurles, E. Ossory. Brought up at the Court of «u»«b»Henry VIII <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/aboutHenryVIII.htm>«/u»«/b» who had a high regard for him and created him Viscount Thurles in the lifetime of his father. The «u»«b»King <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/aboutHenryVIII.htm>«/u»«/b»'s policy was to equalise as far as possible the influence of the rival houses of Butler and FitzGerald. For 14 years «b»James«/b» was Lord High Treasurer of Ireland, and he was given no less than seven religious establishments on the «u»Dissolution of the Monasteries <http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/Documents/suppression_of_english_monasteri.htm>«/u». Then, 17 Oct 1546 at the age of 42, he went with his servants to be entertained to supper at Ely House in Holborn and he and they were mortally poisoned. His steward and 16 of his servants reportedly died of the same. The confusion caused by his Will gave rise to the founding of the Irish Public Record Office.
  Person ID	I14701	Glenn Cook Family
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2013

  
  

  Father	Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormonde,   b. Abt 1467   d. 26 Aug 1539 (Age ~ 72 years)
  Mother	Margaret FitzGerald, Countess Ormonde   d. 9 Aug 1542
  Marriage	Abt 1485
  Family ID	F6499	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Joan FitzGerald, Countess Ormonde/Countess Desmond,   b. Abt 1509, Desmond, Ireland d. 2 Jan 1564 (Age ~ 55 years)
  Marriage	Bef 21 Dec 1532
  Children	1. Thomas Dubh Butler, 10th Earl of Ormonde,   b. 1531   d. 22 Nov 1614, Carrick (Age 83 years)   2. Edmond of Cloghgrenan Butler   d. Yes, date unknown   3. James of Duisk Butler   d. Yes, date unknown   4. John of Kilcash Butler   d. 10 May 1570   5. Walter of Nodstown Butler   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Edward of Ballinahinch Butler   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Piers of Grantstown Butler   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F7036	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2007

  
  

• Sources

  [S36] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England(B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk), Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett). [S27] http://www.tudorplace.com.ar/.