Eleanore Butler was born circa 1348 to James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (1331-1382) and Elizabeth Darcy (1332-1390) and died 1395 of unspecified causes. She married Gerald FitzGerald (1335-1398) 1359 JL .
Notable Ancestors
Gerald FitzGerald (1335-1398), 3rd Earl Desmond, aka: "Gerald the Poet", is an important family link. While serving as Lord Chief Justice of Ireland in 1398, he "mysteriously disappeared" and was never heard from again. He had many political enemies of the time any of whom could have had hand in this. However let's note his marriage to Eleanore Butler (c1348-1395) for she was the great-great-granddaughter of King Edward I of England. This union gives virtually every Adair descendant a direct lineage to many great figures of Medieval Europe including William the Conqueror, Hugh Capet, Rurik of Russia, Alfred the Great and many more. Some of these family lines trace to the Early Middle Ages.It is thru this connection that all Adair descendants can claim a direct link to royal blood of the Normans, Welch, Irish, English, and French.
- See main article: Adair Family Ancestry for a more detailed account.
- See main article: FitzGerald dynasty also.
- See main article: Plantagenet Family Line for the genealogies of King Edward I of England.
Research Notes
Daughter of an Irish earl, wife of another one, and mother for two more.
King Edward III confirmed Gerald FitzGerald (1335-1398), 3rd Earl of Desmond, in his large estates in Munster, provided that he marry Eleanor Butler, daughter of the Justiciar, James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde (1331-1382). Gerald did so, but did not make peace with Ormond, nor adopt English ways and customs as expected.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| John FitzGerald (c1364-1399) | 1364 Ireland | 4 March 1399 Ardfinnan, County Tipperary, Ireland | |
| James FitzGerald (c1370-1463) | 1370 County Limerick, Ireland | 1463 Ireland | Mary Burke (c1390-1435) |
| Robert FitzGerald (1366-1445) | 1366 Adare, County Limerick, Ireland | 1445 Wigtownshire, Scotland | Arabella Campbell (1370-1450) |
| Joan FitzGerald (c1368-) | |||
| Katherine FitzGerald (c1370-) | |||
| Maurice FitzGerald (c1375-) | |||
Siblings
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Ralph Butler (c1350-) | |||
| Eleanore Butler (c1348-1395) | 1348 | 1395 | Gerald FitzGerald (1335-1398) |
| James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde (1376-1405) | 1350 | 6 September 1405 | Anne Welles (1360-1397) |
| Thomas Butler (c1355-) | |||
See Also
- Eleanor Butler
- Butler Family
- Butler in Ireland