15th Generation  

303. Reynold WEST 6th Baron la Warre [49540] (Joan LA WARRE²⁶⁶, Eleanor MOWBRAY²¹⁹, Lord John de MOWBRAY 3rd Baron Mowbray of Axholme & Bramber¹⁷³, 2nd Baron John de MOWBRAY Mowbray¹⁴⁶, 1st Baron Roger de MOWBRAY de Mowbray¹²¹, Maud Matilda de BEAUCHAMP⁸¹, Sir William de BEAUCHAMP Lord of Bedford⁶³, Simon de BEAUCHAMP⁵¹, Countess Rohese de VERE of Essex³⁴, Adeliza de CLARE²⁵, Gilbert FitzRichard of Clare, Tonbridge & Cardigan (Lord)¹³, Richard FitzGilbert of Clare and Tonbridge (Lord)⁵, Gilbert d'Eu (Comte)², Geoffrey d'Eu and Brionne (Comte)¹).

Reynold married Margaret THORLEY [49541].

Reynold next married Eleanor PERCY [49542].

The child from this marriage was:

+ 347    i. Mary WEST [49544] .

Reynold next married Elizabeth GREYNDOUR [49543].

304. Maud GREY [120316] (Lady Joan de MOWBRAY²⁶⁹, Lord John de MOWBRAY 4th Baron de Axilholm²²⁰, Lord John de MOWBRAY 3rd Baron Mowbray of Axholme & Bramber¹⁷³, 2nd Baron John de MOWBRAY Mowbray¹⁴⁶, 1st Baron Roger de MOWBRAY de Mowbray¹²¹, Maud Matilda de BEAUCHAMP⁸¹, Sir William de BEAUCHAMP Lord of Bedford⁶³, Simon de BEAUCHAMP⁵¹, Countess Rohese de VERE of Essex³⁴, Adeliza de CLARE²⁵, Gilbert FitzRichard of Clare, Tonbridge & Cardigan (Lord)¹³, Richard FitzGilbert of Clare and Tonbridge (Lord)⁵, Gilbert d'Eu (Comte)², Geoffrey d'Eu and Brionne (Comte)¹) was born in 1382 and died after Aug 1451. Another name for Maud was Matilda GREY.

Maud married Sir Robert OGLE [120315]. Robert was born in 1370 and died in 1436 at age 66.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 348    i. Lord Robert OGLE 1st Baron Ogle [120314] was born in 1406 and died on 1 Nov 1469 at age 63.

   349    ii. Anne OGLE [120328] .

Anne married Sir William HERON [120330].

+ 350    iii. Dorothy OGLE [120327] was born about 1500.

308. Sir Thomas GREY of Heton [120404] (Lady Joan de MOWBRAY²⁶⁹, Lord John de MOWBRAY 4th Baron de Axilholm²²⁰, Lord John de MOWBRAY 3rd Baron Mowbray of Axholme & Bramber¹⁷³, 2nd Baron John de MOWBRAY Mowbray¹⁴⁶, 1st Baron Roger de MOWBRAY de Mowbray¹²¹, Maud Matilda de BEAUCHAMP⁸¹, Sir William de BEAUCHAMP Lord of Bedford⁶³, Simon de BEAUCHAMP⁵¹, Countess Rohese de VERE of Essex³⁴, Adeliza de CLARE²⁵, Gilbert FitzRichard of Clare, Tonbridge & Cardigan (Lord)¹³, Richard FitzGilbert of Clare and Tonbridge (Lord)⁵, Gilbert d'Eu (Comte)², Geoffrey d'Eu and Brionne (Comte)¹) was born on 30 Nov 1384 in Alnwick Northumberland England and died on 2 Aug 1415 at age 30. The cause of his death was Execution.

General Notes: In a Document received from Marigold [Roberts] Potter in March 2021, she states that,
Sir Thomas was one of the three conspirators in the Southampton Plot against Henry V, with the further Note by,
The historian Pugh contends that "there was no plot in 1415 to assassinate Henry V and his three brothers and that heinous charge, by far the most sensational in the indictment, was fabricated to ensure that Cambridge, Gray and Scrope did not escape the death penalty as a well-deserved punishment for the various other offences that they undoubtedly had committed". T.B.Pugh; Henry V and the Southampton Plot of 1415; pub A. Sutton; 1988

Thomas married Alice de NEVILLE [120408]. Alice was born about 1384.

Children from this marriage were:

   351    i. Ralph GREY [121866] was born on 9 Sep 1406 in Chillingham Northumberland England.

Ralph married Elizabeth FITZHUGH [121867]. Elizabeth was born in 1410 in Revensworth Yorkshire England and died in 1445 at age 35.

+ 352    ii. Elizabeth GREY [121810] .

311. Sir John BEAUMONT 4th Baronet Beaumont, K.G. P.C. [120688] (Sir Henry BEAUMONT 3rd Baronet Beaumont²⁷¹, Lady Eleanor de LANCASTER Countess of Arundel & Warenne²²⁶, Maud de CHAWORTH¹⁷⁶, Isabel II de BEAUCHAMP¹⁴⁸, Maud FITZJOHN¹²², Isabel BIGOD⁸⁷, Maud Matilda MARSHALL Countess Of Norfolk⁶⁸, Countess Isabel de CLARE of Pembroke⁵⁴, Richard FitzGilbert "Strongbow" of Pembroke (2nd Earl)⁴², Gilbert FitzGilbert "Strongbow" of Pembroke (1st Earl)²⁹, Gilbert FitzRichard of Clare, Tonbridge & Cardigan (Lord)¹³, Richard FitzGilbert of Clare and Tonbridge (Lord)⁵, Gilbert d'Eu (Comte)², Geoffrey d'Eu and Brionne (Comte)¹) was born in 1361 in Folkingham Lincolnshire England.

Noted events in his life were:

• Birth: Falkingham [or Folkingham] Castle, 1361, Folkingham Lincolnshire England.

• Appointment: Constable of Dover Castle, 1392, Dover Kent England.

• Appointment: Ambassador to France, 1395.

• Knighted: 1396.

John married Catherine de EVERINGHAM Baroness Beaumont [120689].

Children from this marriage were:

   353    i. Sir Henry BEAUMONT 5th Baronet Beaumont [120691] was born in 1380 in Folkingham Lincolnshire England.

+ 354    ii. Sir Thomas BEAUMONT Seigneur de Basqueville [120684] .

   355    iii. Richard BEAUMONT of Whitley Hall [120692] .

   356    iv. Eleanor de BEAUMONT [120693] .

   357    v. Elizabeth de BEAUMONT Baroness Botreaux [120694] .

314. Joan GOUSHILL [81798] (Elizabeth FITZALAN²⁷³, Richard FITZALAN III, 4th Earl of Arundel²²⁸, Richard FITZALAN II, 3rd Earl of Arundel¹⁷⁷, Alice de WARENNE¹⁴⁹, William de WARENNE 6th Earl of Surrey¹²⁴, 6th Earl John de WARENNE of Surrey⁹⁴, Maud Matilda MARSHALL Countess Of Norfolk⁶⁸, Countess Isabel de CLARE of Pembroke⁵⁴, Richard FitzGilbert "Strongbow" of Pembroke (2nd Earl)⁴², Gilbert FitzGilbert "Strongbow" of Pembroke (1st Earl)²⁹, Gilbert FitzRichard of Clare, Tonbridge & Cardigan (Lord)¹³, Richard FitzGilbert of Clare and Tonbridge (Lord)⁵, Gilbert d'Eu (Comte)², Geoffrey d'Eu and Brionne (Comte)¹) was born in 1409 and died in 1449 at age 40. Another name for Joan was Joan GOWSELL.

Joan married Sir Thomas STANLEY 1st Lord Stanley [81799]. Thomas was born in 1405 and died in 1458 at age 53.

Noted events in his life were:

• He was Controller of the Household of King Henry VI in London England.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 358    i. Sir John STANLEY of Weaver & Over Alderly [122872] was born in 1425 over Alderley Cheshire England, died between 1476 and 1485 in Tower of London Middlesex England, and was buried in Clifton Cheshire England.

+ 359    ii. Margaret STANLEY [81800] was born in 1435.

320. Alice de NEVILLE [120408] (1st Earl Ralph NEVILLE of Westmorland²⁷⁸, Maud PERCY²³⁸, Lord Henry de PERCY 2nd Baron of Alnwick¹⁷⁸, Lord Henry de PERCY 1st Baron of Alnwick¹⁵¹, Eleanor de WARENNE¹²⁵, 6th Earl John de WARENNE of Surrey⁹⁴, Maud Matilda MARSHALL Countess Of Norfolk⁶⁸, Countess Isabel de CLARE of Pembroke⁵⁴, Richard FitzGilbert "Strongbow" of Pembroke (2nd Earl)⁴², Gilbert FitzGilbert "Strongbow" of Pembroke (1st Earl)²⁹, Gilbert FitzRichard of Clare, Tonbridge & Cardigan (Lord)¹³, Richard FitzGilbert of Clare and Tonbridge (Lord)⁵, Gilbert d'Eu (Comte)², Geoffrey d'Eu and Brionne (Comte)¹) was born about 1384.

Alice married Sir Thomas GREY of Heton [120404]. Thomas was born on 30 Nov 1384 in Alnwick Northumberland England and died on 2 Aug 1415 at age 30. The cause of his death was Execution.

General Notes: In a Document received from Marigold [Roberts] Potter in March 2021, she states that,
Sir Thomas was one of the three conspirators in the Southampton Plot against Henry V, with the further Note by,
The historian Pugh contends that "there was no plot in 1415 to assassinate Henry V and his three brothers and that heinous charge, by far the most sensational in the indictment, was fabricated to ensure that Cambridge, Gray and Scrope did not escape the death penalty as a well-deserved punishment for the various other offences that they undoubtedly had committed". T.B.Pugh; Henry V and the Southampton Plot of 1415; pub A. Sutton; 1988

(Duplicate Line. See Person 308)

Alice next married Gilbert LANCASTER [120416].

322. Sir John NEVILLE [120413] (1st Earl Ralph NEVILLE of Westmorland²⁷⁸, Maud PERCY²³⁸, Lord Henry de PERCY 2nd Baron of Alnwick¹⁷⁸, Lord Henry de PERCY 1st Baron of Alnwick¹⁵¹, Eleanor de WARENNE¹²⁵, 6th Earl John de WARENNE of Surrey⁹⁴, Maud Matilda MARSHALL Countess Of Norfolk⁶⁸, Countess Isabel de CLARE of Pembroke⁵⁴, Richard FitzGilbert "Strongbow" of Pembroke (2nd Earl)⁴², Gilbert FitzGilbert "Strongbow" of Pembroke (1st Earl)²⁹, Gilbert FitzRichard of Clare, Tonbridge & Cardigan (Lord)¹³, Richard FitzGilbert of Clare and Tonbridge (Lord)⁵, Gilbert d'Eu (Comte)², Geoffrey d'Eu and Brionne (Comte)¹) was born about 1387 and died before May 1420.

John married Elizabeth HOLLAND [121915].

(Duplicate Line. See Person 277)

325. Sir Ralph NEVILLE of Westmoreland [120353] (1st Earl Ralph NEVILLE of Westmorland²⁷⁸, Maud PERCY²³⁸, Lord Henry de PERCY 2nd Baron of Alnwick¹⁷⁸, Lord Henry de PERCY 1st Baron of Alnwick¹⁵¹, Eleanor de WARENNE¹²⁵, 6th Earl John de WARENNE of Surrey⁹⁴, Maud Matilda MARSHALL Countess Of Norfolk⁶⁸, Countess Isabel de CLARE of Pembroke⁵⁴, Richard FitzGilbert "Strongbow" of Pembroke (2nd Earl)⁴², Gilbert FitzGilbert "Strongbow" of Pembroke (1st Earl)²⁹, Gilbert FitzRichard of Clare, Tonbridge & Cardigan (Lord)¹³, Richard FitzGilbert of Clare and Tonbridge (Lord)⁵, Gilbert d'Eu (Comte)², Geoffrey d'Eu and Brionne (Comte)¹) died on 25 Feb 1458.

Ralph married someone.

His child was:

   360    i. Anne de NEVILLE [120352] .

Ralph married Mary FERRERS [121921].

329. 5th Earl Richard NEVILLE of Salisbury [82232] (1st Earl Ralph NEVILLE of Westmorland²⁷⁸, Maud PERCY²³⁸, Lord Henry de PERCY 2nd Baron of Alnwick¹⁷⁸, Lord Henry de PERCY 1st Baron of Alnwick¹⁵¹, Eleanor de WARENNE¹²⁵, 6th Earl John de WARENNE of Surrey⁹⁴, Maud Matilda MARSHALL Countess Of Norfolk⁶⁸, Countess Isabel de CLARE of Pembroke⁵⁴, Richard FitzGilbert "Strongbow" of Pembroke (2nd Earl)⁴², Gilbert FitzGilbert "Strongbow" of Pembroke (1st Earl)²⁹, Gilbert FitzRichard of Clare, Tonbridge & Cardigan (Lord)¹³, Richard FitzGilbert of Clare and Tonbridge (Lord)⁵, Gilbert d'Eu (Comte)², Geoffrey d'Eu and Brionne (Comte)¹) was born in 1399 and died in 1460 at age 61.

Richard married Lady Alice MONTACUTE 5th Countess of Salisbury [82233]. Alice was born in 1406 and died in 1462 at age 56.

Children from this marriage were:

+ 361    i. Catherine NEVIL [82222] .

   362    ii. 16th Earl Richard NEVILLE or Warwick [121933] was born in 1428 and died in 1471 at age 43.

340. Cecily NEVILLE [39434] (1st Earl Ralph NEVILLE of Westmorland²⁷⁸, Maud PERCY²³⁸, Lord Henry de PERCY 2nd Baron of Alnwick¹⁷⁸, Lord Henry de PERCY 1st Baron of Alnwick¹⁵¹, Eleanor de WARENNE¹²⁵, 6th Earl John de WARENNE of Surrey⁹⁴, Maud Matilda MARSHALL Countess Of Norfolk⁶⁸, Countess Isabel de CLARE of Pembroke⁵⁴, Richard FitzGilbert "Strongbow" of Pembroke (2nd Earl)⁴², Gilbert FitzGilbert "Strongbow" of Pembroke (1st Earl)²⁹, Gilbert FitzRichard of Clare, Tonbridge & Cardigan (Lord)¹³, Richard FitzGilbert of Clare and Tonbridge (Lord)⁵, Gilbert d'Eu (Comte)², Geoffrey d'Eu and Brionne (Comte)¹) was born in 1415 and died in 1495 at age 80.

Cecily married 3rd Duke Richard PLANTAGENET Of York [39433]. Richard was born on 21 Sep 1411 and died on 30 Dec 1460 at age 49.

General Notes: Wikipedia says of Richard,
Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York (21 September 1411 \endash 30 December 1460), also named Richard Plantagenet, was a leading English magnate, a great-grandson of King Edward III through his father, and a great-great-great-grandson of the same king through his mother. He inherited vast estates and served in various offices of state in Ireland, France, and England, a country he ultimately governed as Lord Protector during the madness of King Henry VI.

His conflicts with Henry's wife, Margaret of Anjou, and other members of Henry's court, as well as his competing claim to the throne, were leading factors in the political upheaval of mid-fifteenth-century England, and a major cause of the Wars of the Roses. Richard eventually attempted to take the throne, but was dissuaded, although it was agreed that he would become king on Henry's death. But within a few weeks of securing this agreement, he died in battle. Two of his sons, Edward IV and Richard III, later ascended the throne.

Children from this marriage were:

   363    i. Anne PLANTAGENET [39430] was born on 10 Aug 1439 and died on 14 Jan 1476 at age 36.

Anne married Sir Thomas ST LEGER [39427]. Thomas was born in 1419 and died in 1483 at age 64.

+ 364    ii. King Edward IV PLANTAGENET Of England [39435] was born on 28 Apr 1442 and died on 9 Apr 1483 at age 40.

   365    iii. King Richard III PLANTAGENET Of England [39436] was born on 2 Oct 1452 and died on 22 Aug 1485 at age 32.

342. 4th Lord John GREYSTOKE Greystoke [121789] (3rd Lord Ralph GREYSTOKE Greystoke²⁹⁴, 2nd Lord William de GREYSTOKE Greystoke²⁵⁹, Alice de AUDLEY¹⁸⁸, Isolde de MORTIMER¹⁶³, 2nd Baron Edmund de MORTIMER of Wigmore¹³², Baroness Maud Matilda de BRAOSE Mortimer¹⁰⁷, Eva MARSHALL⁷², Countess Isabel de CLARE of Pembroke⁵⁴, Richard FitzGilbert "Strongbow" of Pembroke (2nd Earl)⁴², Gilbert FitzGilbert "Strongbow" of Pembroke (1st Earl)²⁹, Gilbert FitzRichard of Clare, Tonbridge & Cardigan (Lord)¹³, Richard FitzGilbert of Clare and Tonbridge (Lord)⁵, Gilbert d'Eu (Comte)², Geoffrey d'Eu and Brionne (Comte)¹) was born in 1390 and died in 1436 at age 46.

John married Elizabeth FERRERS [121790] on 28 Oct 1407 in Greystoke Castle Cumberland England. Elizabeth was born in 1393 and died in 1434 at age 41.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 366    i. Joan GREYSTOKE [121788] was born in 1408 and died in 1456 at age 48.

343. Sir John STANLEY III [81884] (Isabel de LATHAM²⁹⁶, Sir Thomas Mathias de LATHAM²⁶¹, Eleanor de FERRERS²⁰¹, 1st Baron John de FERRERS of Chartley¹⁶⁶, Countess Alianore de BOHUN of Derby¹³⁴, Eleanor de BRAOSE¹⁰⁸, Eva MARSHALL⁷², Countess Isabel de CLARE of Pembroke⁵⁴, Richard FitzGilbert "Strongbow" of Pembroke (2nd Earl)⁴², Gilbert FitzGilbert "Strongbow" of Pembroke (1st Earl)²⁹, Gilbert FitzRichard of Clare, Tonbridge & Cardigan (Lord)¹³, Richard FitzGilbert of Clare and Tonbridge (Lord)⁵, Gilbert d'Eu (Comte)², Geoffrey d'Eu and Brionne (Comte)¹) was born in 1386 and died in 1437 at age 51.

John married Isabel HARRINGTON [81885]. Isabel was born in 1388 and died in 1410 at age 22.

The child from this marriage was:

+ 367    i. Sir Thomas STANLEY 1st Lord Stanley [81799] was born in 1405 and died in 1458 at age 53.

345. Earl [4th] James BUTLER of Ormond [120907] (Earl [3rd] James BUTLER of Ormonde²⁹⁹, Earl [2nd] James BUTLER of Ormonde²⁶⁴, Countess Eleanor de BOHUN of Ormonde²¹⁰, Earl [4th] Humphrey VII de BOHUN of Hereford¹⁶⁸, 3rd Earl Humphrey VI de BOHUN of Hereford¹³⁶, Eleanor de BRAOSE¹⁰⁸, Eva MARSHALL⁷², Countess Isabel de CLARE of Pembroke⁵⁴, Richard FitzGilbert "Strongbow" of Pembroke (2nd Earl)⁴², Gilbert FitzGilbert "Strongbow" of Pembroke (1st Earl)²⁹, Gilbert FitzRichard of Clare, Tonbridge & Cardigan (Lord)¹³, Richard FitzGilbert of Clare and Tonbridge (Lord)⁵, Gilbert d'Eu (Comte)², Geoffrey d'Eu and Brionne (Comte)¹) was born on 23 May 1393 in Kilkenny Castle Co. Kilkenny Ireland and died on 23 Aug 1452 in Dublin Co. Dublin Ireland at age 59.

General Notes: Wikipedia says of James,
James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond (23 May 1393 \endash 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.
James Butler was the second but eldest surviving son of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond, and his first wife Anne Welles, daughter of John de Welles, 4th Baron Welles by Maude de Ros, daughter of William de Ros, 2nd Baron de Ros of Helmsley.
He prevailed upon Henry V to create a King of Arms in Ireland, with the title of Ireland King of Arms (altered by Edward VI to Ulster King of Arms), and he gave lands in perpetuity to the College of Heralds, London. He was appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland in 1405, and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in 1420, 1425, and 1442. He appointed James FitzGerald, 6th Earl of Desmond as Seneschal of Imokilly in 1420.
His term as Lord Lieutenant was marked by his bitter feud with the Talbot family, headed by John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, and his brother Richard, Archbishop of Dublin. The dispute reached its height in 1442 when Archbishop Talbot, supposedly acting on behalf of the Irish Parliament, presented the Privy Council with a long list of grievances against Ormond, who was accused of being old and feeble (in fact he was only fifty, which was not considered a great age even in the fifteenth century), and of having lost most of his Irish estates through negligence; there were also vague references to treason and "other crimes which could not be named".[2] The Council summoned Ormond to account for his actions: he defended himself vigorously, and made detailed counter-charges against the Archbishop. The Council took no action against him. Instead, it rebuked both sides of the dispute severely for disrupting the good governance of Ireland. The feud gradually cooled off, and friendly relations between the two families were finally established by the marriage of Ormond's daughter Elizabeth to Shrewsbury's son and heir John.
Ormond remained an influential figure in Irish politics, although his later years were troubled by fresh quarrels with the Earl of Desmond, with Giles Thorndon, the Treasurer of Ireland, with Thomas Fitzgerald, Prior of the Knights Hospitaller at Kilmainham, and with Richard Wogan, the Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Wogan, in particular, complained that he was no longer able to endure the burden of Ormond's "heavy lordship" and asked to be allowed to deputize his duties.[4] Relations between Ormond and Prior Fitzgerald became so bad that in 1444 it was seriously suggested that they settle the matter through trial by combat, but King Henry VI intervened personally to persuade them to make peace.[5]

In 1440, Ormond had a grant of the temporalities of the See of Cashel for ten years, following the death of the Archbishop of Cashel, Richard O'Hedian. He built the castles of Nenagh, Roscrea and Templemore in North County Tipperary and Tulleophelim (or Tullowphelim) in County Carlow. He gave the manor and advowson of Hickcote in Buckinghamshire to the Hospital of St Thomas of Acre in London, which was confirmed by the Parliament of England (in the third year of Henry VI) at the suit of his son.[6]

Since his father-in-law had no surviving son, Ormond, in right of his second wife Elizabeth, claimed possession of the Earldom of Kildare, and for some years he was able to keep the legitimate heir out of his inheritance.

He died in Dublin on 23 August 1452 on his return from an expedition against Connor O'Mulrian, and was buried in St. Mary's Abbey near Dublin.

James married Countess Joan BEAUCHAMP of Ormond [120913] about Aug 1413. Joan was born in 1396 and died on 5 Aug 1430 in Kilkenny Castle Co. Kilkenny Ireland at age 34.

Children from this marriage were:

   368    i. Earl [5th] James BUTLER Ormond [120917] was born on 24 Nov 1420 in kilkenny Co. Kilkenny Ireland and died on 1 May 1461 in Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland England at age 40. The cause of his death was Beheading.

General Notes: Wikipedia says,
James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormond, 1st Earl of Wiltshire KG (24 November 1420 \endash 1 May 1461) was an Anglo-Irish nobleman and soldier. Butler was a staunch Lancastrian and supporter of Queen consort Margaret of Anjou during the Wars of the Roses. He was beheaded by the victorious Yorkists following the Battle of Towton.

James married Avice STAFFORD [120918]. Avice was born in 1423 and died in 1457 at age 34.

James next married Eleanor BEAUFORT [120920]. Eleanor was born in 1430 and died in 1501 at age 71.

   369    ii. Earl [6th] John BUTLER of Ormond [120921] was born in 1422 in kilkenny Co. Kilkenny Ireland and died on 14 Dec 1476 in Palestine at age 54.

General Notes: Wilkipedia says,
John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormond was the second son of James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond, by his first wife, Joan de Beauchamp (d. 3 or 5 August 1430). He had an elder brother, James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormond, and a younger brother, Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond, as well as two sisters, Elizabeth Butler, who married John Talbot, 2nd Earl of Shrewsbury, and Anne Butler (d. 4 January 1435), who was contracted to marry Thomas FitzGerald, 7th Earl of Desmond, although the marriage appears not to have taken place.
A supporter of the Lancastrian cause, he was present at the Battle of Towton in 1461 where his elder brother was killed. He succeeded his brother to the title, but was forced to go on the run after this heavy defeat. Taking shelter in either Cumbria or Scotland he then crossed over to Ireland where there was still considerable support for his cause in Tipperary and Kilkenny. After raising a force amongst them he was confronted by the pro-Yorkist head of the Dublin government, Thomas Fitzgerald, Earl of Desmond. The two clashed at the Battle of Piltown in 1462, which ended in a decisive Yorkist victory. Ormond's army suffered over a thousand casualties.

He was subsequently restored to the earldom by Edward IV after having been attainted for his part in the Towton. Edward IV is reported to have said that "if good breeding and liberal qualities were lost in the world, they might be all found in the Earl of Ormond". He was a complete master of the languages of Europe, and was sent as ambassador to its principal courts.

John married Reynalda O'BRIEN [120922]. Marriage status: mistress.

+ 370    iii. Earl [7th] Thomas BUTLER of Ormond [120923] was born in 1426 in kilkenny Co. Kilkenny Ireland and died on 3 Aug 1515 in London England at age 89.