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Elizabeth Darcy
Birth: 3 Apr 1332 County Meath, Ireland
Death: 24 Mar 1390 (aged 57)
Burial: Body lost or destroyed
Memorial #: 102732260
Bio:
Elizabeth Darcy, Countess of Ormond, was the wife of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond, and the mother of his six children, including James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond.
Elizabeth Darcy was born on April 3, 1332 at Platten, County Meath, Ireland, the daughter of Sir John Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Knaith, Justiciar of Ireland, and his second wife Joan de Burgh.
Elizabeth had a brother Sir William Darcy, who married Catherine FitzGerald, by whom he had issue. She also had numerous half-siblings from her parents' previous marriages.
Elizabeth's paternal grandparents were Roger Darcy and Isabel d'Aton. Her maternal grandparents were Richard de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster and Margaret de Burgh, daughter of Sir John de Burgh and Hawise of Lanvaley.
One of her maternal aunts was Elizabeth de Burgh, the second wife of Robert the Bruce.
On May 15, 1346 in Ormond, Ireland, when Elizabeth was fourteen, she married her first husband James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond, the son of James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond and Lady Eleanor de Bohun. He was Lord Justice of Ireland in 1359, 1364, and 1376. He was also Constable of Dublin Castle in 1349. He was known as the Noble Earl, however, the Irish called him The Chaste.
Elizabeth and James had six children:
Ralph Butler
Eleanor Butler (died 1392), married Gerald FitzMaurice FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond, by whom she had issue, including the 4th and 6th Earls of Desmond.
James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond (died 6 September 1405), before 17 June 1386, married firstly, Anne Welles, Countess of Ormond, daughter of John Welles, 4th Lord Welles and Maud de Ros, by whom he had issue, including James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond. He married secondly, Katherine FitzGerald of Desmond, by whom he had further issue. In 1391, he purchased Kilkenny Castle.
Thomas Butler
Catherine Butler (born 1361), married firstly, Thomas Reade, by whom she had one son, Richard, and secondly, Thomas Fleming of Slane.
Joan Butler, married Tiege O' Carroll
James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond, died on 18 October 1382 in Knocktopher and was buried in Gowran Church, Co. Kilkenny.
Elizabeth married secondly, Sir Robert de Hereford, Seneschal of the Liberty of Tipperary, between 28 December 1383 and 30 March 1384
Elizabeth Darcy died on 24 March 1390. She was not quite fifty-eight years old.
Family Members
Parents
John Darcy 1284-1347
Joan Burgh Fitz Gerald 1296-1359
Spouse
James Butler 1331-1382
Siblings
John Darcy 1317-1356
Half Siblings
Maurice FitzGerald Unknown-1390
Richard FitzGerald 1317-1329
Children
Eleanor Butler FitzMaurice 1350-1392
James Butler 1359-1405
Joan Butler O'Carroll 1360-1392
Created by: Mad (47329061)
Added: 27 Dec 2012
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102732260/elizabeth-darcy
Citation: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 16 March 2021), memorial page for Elizabeth Darcy (3 Apr 133224 Mar 1390), Find a Grave Memorial no. 102732260, ; Maintained by Mad (contributor 47329061) Body lost or destroyed.
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found at findagrave.com bef 3/16/2021
Elizabeth Darcy
Birth: Apr. 3, 1332
County Meath, Ireland
Death: Mar. 24, 1390
Elizabeth Darcy, Countess of Ormond, was the wife of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond, and the mother of his six children, including James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond.
Elizabeth Darcy was born on April 3, 1332 at Platten, County Meath, Ireland, the daughter of Sir John Darcy, 1st Baron Darcy of Knaith, Justiciar of Ireland, and his second wife Joan de Burgh.
Elizabeth had a brother Sir William Darcy, who married Catherine FitzGerald, by whom he had issue. She also had numerous half-siblings from her parents' previous marriages.
Elizabeth's paternal grandparents were Roger Darcy and Isabel d'Aton. Her maternal grandparents were Richard de Burgh, 2nd Earl of Ulster and Margaret de Burgh, daughter of Sir John de Burgh and Hawise of Lanvaley.
One of her maternal aunts was Elizabeth de Burgh, the second wife of Robert the Bruce.
On May 15, 1346 in Ormond, Ireland, when Elizabeth was fourteen, she married her first husband James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond, the son of James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond and Lady Eleanor de Bohun. He was Lord Justice of Ireland in 1359, 1364, and 1376. He was also Constable of Dublin Castle in 1349. He was known as the Noble Earl, however, the Irish called him The Chaste.
Elizabeth and James had six children:
Ralph Butler
Eleanor Butler (died 1392), married Gerald FitzMaurice FitzGerald, 3rd Earl of Desmond, by whom she had issue, including the 4th and 6th Earls of Desmond.
James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond (died 6 September 1405), before 17 June 1386, married firstly, Anne Welles, Countess of Ormond, daughter of John Welles, 4th Lord Welles and Maud de Ros, by whom he had issue, including James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond. He married secondly, Katherine FitzGerald of Desmond, by whom he had further issue. In 1391, he purchased Kilkenny Castle.
Thomas Butler
Catherine Butler (born 1361), married firstly, Thomas Reade, by whom she had one son, Richard, and secondly, Thomas Fleming of Slane.
Joan Butler, married Tiege O' Carroll
James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond, died on 18 October 1382 in Knocktopher and was buried in Gowran Church, Co. Kilkenny.
Elizabeth married secondly, Sir Robert de Hereford, Seneschal of the Liberty of Tipperary, between 28 December 1383 and 30 March 1384
Elizabeth Darcy died on 24 March 1390. She was not quite fifty-eight years old.
Family links:
Parents:
John Darcy (1284 - 1347)
Joan de Burgh (1300 - 1359)
Spouse:
James Butler (1331 - 1382)
Children:
James Butler (1359 - 1405)*
*Calculated relationship
Burial:
Unknown
Created by: Mad
Record added: Dec 28, 2012
Find A Grave Memorial# 102732260
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