Thomas Butler of Cahir
Thomas Butler of Cahir (1448-1476) [1] was the grandson of James "Gallda" Butler who was the third son of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond.[2] He was born and died in Cahir Castle, Tipperary, Ireland.
Marriage and issue
He married Catherine Power (1430-1524) [3] and together they had three sons:
- Thomas Butler (d.1558) who was created Baron Cahir in 1543. This title became extinct on the death of his only son Edmund Butler, 2nd Baron Cahir in 1560.
- Piers Butler (d.1539) who was the father of Theobald Butler in whose favour the peerage was revived in 1583.[4]
- Edmund Butler (1470-1560)
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See also
References
- Butlers of Cahir.
- Lodge, Edmund, "The genealogy of the existing British peerage with brief sketches of the family history of the nobility.", 1832, pg 159.
- Burke, John, A general and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage of the British Empire., Vol 1, pg 128.
- Lodge, Edmund, "The genealogy of the existing British peerage with brief sketches of the family history of the nobility.", 1832, pg 160.
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