Sir James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormonde and 1st Earl of Wiltshire

James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormonde

M, #4234, b. 24 November 1420, d. 1 May 1461

    James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormonde was born on 24 November 1420. 

He was the son of James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormonde and Elizabeth Beauchamp.

He married, firstly, Avice Stafford, daughter of Sir Richard Stafford and Maud Lovell.

1 He married, secondly, Eleanor Beaufort, daughter of Sir Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset and Lady Eleanor Beauchamp, circa April 1458 at Woodsford, Dorset, England.

2 He died on 1 May 1461 at age 40, beheaded by the Yorkists.

    James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormonde gained the title of 5th Earl of Ormonde.

2 He gained the title of 1st Earl of Wiltshire.

2 He has an extensive biographical entry in the Dictionary of National Biography

http://thepeerage.com/p424.htm#i4234

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Butler,_5th_Earl_of_Ormond

James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormond, 1st Earl of Wiltshire KG, (24 November 1420- 1 May 1461), married firstly Avice Stafford, daughter of Sir Richard Stafford and Maud Lovell, and secondly Eleanor Beaufort, daughter of Sir Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset and Eleanor de Beauchamp. He was an ardent supporter of the House of Lancaster during the Wars of the Roses, and a favourite of Queen consort Margaret of Anjou. There was speculation that he was the actual father of Margaret's son Edward, Prince of Wales. On 1 May 1461, after the Battle of Towton, James Butler was beheaded at Newcastle by the Yorkists. His head was afterwards displayed on London Bridge.

James Butler, 1st Earl of Wiltshire and 5th Earl of Ormonde, KG was born on 24 November 1420. The son of James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormonde and Elizabeth Beauchamp, he married, firstly, Avice Stafford, daughter of Sir Richard Stafford and Maud Lovell. He married, secondly, Eleanor Beaufort, daughter of Sir Edmund Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset and Lady Eleanor Beauchamp. He died on 1 May 1461, beheaded at Newcastle, by the Yorkists, after the Battle of Towton.

He was created by Henry VI, 8 July 1449, for his fidelity to the Lancastrian interest, Earl of Wiltshire, in the Peerage of England. In 1451 he became Lord Deputy of Ireland; and the next year, succeeding his father in the title of Earl of Ormonde was appointed Lord Lieutenant for ten years. In 1454, he was constituted Lord High Treasurer of England and made a Knight of the Garter 1459.

John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormonde

M, #25964, d. 1478

    John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormonde was the son of James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormonde and Elizabeth Beauchamp.

He died in 1478, unmarried.
John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormonde gained the title of 6th Earl of Ormonde

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Butler,_6th_Earl_of_Ormond

John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormond was born before 1449 and died in 1478. He was the son of James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond and Joan de Beauchamp. He was restored to the Earldom by Edward IV, after having been attainted for his part in the Battle of Towton.

He was considered one of first gentlemen of the age in which he lived; and 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. He died unmarried, but had a child out of wedlock William Butler, having, in a fit of devotion, made a visit to Jerusalem. He was succeeded in the earldom by his younger brother, Thomas.

http://www.cracroftspeerage.co.uk/online/content/desmond1329.htm