Butler, John ( - 1477)

Biographical Overview

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Parents

Titles - 3
Total events naming patron - 1
Troupes - 1
Bibliographic Sources - 2
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Other Last Names

Ormond

Born / Died

Birth Date: n.d.
Death Date: before 1477-06-15 (possibly died 14 Dec. 1476)

Notes

Served in Normandy & France 22 Feb. 1440/1 -- 1442. Served on the Lancastrian side in the War of the Roses. Attainted 4 Nov. 1461; attainder anulled during restoration of Henry VI (3 Oct. 1470--11 April 1471); pardoned by Edward IV before 23 Nov. 1474

Siblings

Male

Butler, James (1420 - 1461)
Butler, Thomas ( - 1515)

Female

Butler, Elizabeth ( - 1473)
Butler, Anne ( - )

Marriages/Other Unions

  1. O'Brien, Raynalda ( - )
    Type: other
    Union began: n.d.
    Union ended: n.d.

Offspring

From O'Brien, Raynalda ( - )

  1. Male offspring: Ormond, James (d. 1497)

Primary Title

Knight

Titles

  • Knight
    Assumed 1449
    Vacated 1461-11-04 (date attainted)
  • 6th Earl of Ormond
    Assumed 1461-05-01
    Vacated 1461-11-04 (date attainted)
  • 6th Earl of Ormond
    Assumed 1470/1-02 (date of return to England)
    Vacated 1477-06-15

Details of Offices

Began Ended Notes
Squire for the King's Body, England 1449 n.d.

Events Naming Patron

Event Date Location Troupe
Performance 1449-1449 Common Hall, York , York (city-county) in Yorkshire Sir John Butler's Minstrel

Patronized Troupes

Troupe Name Patron Troupe Type # of events
Sir John Butler's Minstrel Butler, John (0 - 1477) Entertainers/Minstrels 1

Bibliographic Sources

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The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom. 1887–98 (8 vols); 1910–59 (13 vols). 6 vols. Gloucester: Alan Sutton, 1982.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. 01/05/2005 (http://www.oxforddnb.com)