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James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond (23 May 1393 – 23 August 1452) was the son of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond. He was called 'The White Earl', and was esteemed for his learning. He was the patron of the Irish literary work, 'The Book of the White Earl'. His career was marked by his long and bitter feud with the Talbot family.
Feb 1, 2023 · James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormonde, b. 1392, d. 22 August 1452. He was the son of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde, and Anne Welles. He married, secondly, Lady Joan FitzGerald, daughter of Gerald FitzMaurice FitzGerald, 5th Earl of Kildare and Margaret Rocheford, in 1432. He died on 22 August 1452.
Biography of James Butler, 4th earl of Ormond (c. 1390–1452), a prominent figure in Irish and English politics. Learn about his career, marriages, factional rivalry, and legacy.
James Butler 4th Earl of Ormond. Alfred Webb. A Compendium of Irish Biography. 1878. Butler, James, 4th Earl of Ormond, known as the "White Earl," was, like many of his predecessors, a minor when his father died. He received an education in advance of most young Irish lords of his time.
Public domain. Butler, James (1610–88), 12th earl and 1st duke of Ormond, was born 19 October 1610 at Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England, eldest son of Thomas Butler, Viscount Thurles , and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Poyntz, of Iron Acton, Gloucestershire. Thurles was son and heir to Walter Butler (qv), 11th earl, who succeeded to ...
Brief Life History of James. When James Butler 4th Earl of Ormond was born on 28 May 1393, in Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland, his father, James Boteler 3rd Earl of Ormond, was 30 and his mother, Anne Welles Countess of Ormond, was 33. He married Countess Joan Beauchamp on 28 August 1413, in King's Stanley, Gloucestershire, England.
Butler succeeded to the earldoms of Ormond and Ossory on his father's death (August 1539). He benefited greatly from the land grants of the 1530s, and emerged as the most powerful magnate in Ireland, with an increasingly strong grip over the Dublin government.
