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James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond (c. 1359 – 7 September 1405), was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland. He acceded to the title in 1382, and built Gowran Castle three years later in 1385 close to the centre of Gowran, making it his usual residence, whence his common epithet, The Earl of Gowran.
22 de mai. de 2019 · James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond (b. about 1359 - died 7 September 1405), was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland. He acceded to the title in 1382 and built Gowran Castle three years later making it his usual residence, whence his common epithet, The Earl of Gowran.
Butler, James (a.1360–1405), 3rd earl of Ormond, second son of James Butler (qv), 2nd earl of Ormond, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Darcy (qv), succeeded to his lands and titles after his father's death (October 1382).
Butler succeeded to the earldoms of Ormond and Ossory on his father's death (August 1539). He benefited greatly from the land grants of the 1530s, and emerged as the most powerful magnate in Ireland, with an increasingly strong grip over the Dublin government.
Home. Butler, James. Contributed by. Beresford, David. Butler, James (1331–82), 2nd earl of Ormond, younger son of James (qv), 1st earl of Ormond, and his wife Eleanor, daughter of Humphrey Bohun, earl of Hereford, succeeded to his father's title while still a minor.
James Butler 3rd Earl of Ormond - Irish Biography. Alfred Webb. A Compendium of Irish Biography. 1878. Butler, James, 3rd Earl of Ormond, son of preceding, styled "Earl of Gowran," from having built Gowran Castle. In 1391 he purchased the estate of Kilkenny Castle, thenceforth the seat of the Butlers.
"Butler, James, third earl of Ormond (c. 1360–1405), magnate and justiciar of Ireland" published on by Oxford University Press.
