Theobald Butler, 1st Baron Cahir

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Theobald Butler
Baron Cahir
Arms of the House Butler of Cahir (1).svg
Tenure1583–1696
Successor Thomas Butler, 2nd Baron Cahir
Died28 April 1596
Cahir
Spouse(s)Mary Cusack
Issue
Detail 		Thomas & others
FatherPiers Butler
MotherButler

Sir Theobald Butler, 1st Baron Cahir, Caher, or Cahier (died 1596) was the first baron Cahir of the second creation, which occurred in 1583.

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Birth and origin

Tomb of his father, Piers, at St. Mary's Church, New Ross Tomb of Peter Butler in St. Mary's Abbey, New Ross, died 1599 (1836) (IA jstor-30003708) (cropped).jpg
Tomb of his father, Piers, at St. Mary's Church, New Ross
Family tree
Theobals Butler with his wife, his parents, and other selected relatives. [lower-alpha 1]
Edmund
Butler		Catharine
Power
Thomas
1st Baron
Cahir
d. 1627		Eleanor
Butler		Pierce
Butler
Edmund
2nd Baron
d. 1560		Theobald
1st Baron
Cahir
d. 1596		Mary
Cusack
Thomas
2nd Baron
d. 1627		Pierce
Butler
of Cloghcullie		Eleanor
Butler
Thomas
3rd baron
d. 1648		Ellinor
Power
Legend
XXXSubject of
the article		XXX Barons
Cahir

Theobald was the eldest son of Piers Butler and his wife, née Butler, whose first name is unknown. His father was the younger brother of Thomas Butler, 1st Baron Cahir of the first creation. His father's family, the Butlers of Cahir (also spelt Caher or Cahier) were a cadet line of the Butlers of Ormond that started with James Gallda Butler, a younger son of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond. His mother was a daughter of MacPierce, Lord Dunboyne. [3]

Battle of Affane

His father, Piers Butler, felt that he was oppressed by Ormond and sided in 1565 with Gerald FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Desmond fighting on the losing side against the Ormonds in the Battle of Affane. [4]

Marriage and children

Butler married Mary Cusack, daughter of Sir Thomas Cusack of Cussington, County Meath, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and his second wife Maud Darcy. [5]

Theobald and Mary had six sons:

  1. Thomas Butler, 2nd Baron Cahir (c. 1568 – 1627), his successor [6]
  2. Piers of Cloghcullie (Clocully), County Tipperary, who married Eleanor, the daughter of Pierce Butler of Callan, County Kilkenny and left a son Thomas;, who became the 3rd Baron [lower-alpha 2]
  3. Edmund Butler, died childless [9]
  4. Richard of Clonbrogan, the father of Pierce whose son Theobald became the 5th Baron Cahir. [10]
  5. James of Knocklofty (died 1630), whose son Theobald (died 1630) was involved in the rebellion of 1598 [11]
  6. John, of Cloughbridy [12]

—and two or three daughters:

  1. Ellen, married Richard Butler of Ballyboe, County Tipperary [13]
  2. Mary, married Cormac MacDermot MacCarthy, 16th Lord of Muskerry, and was the mother of Charles MacCarthy, 1st Viscount Muskerry [14] [15]
  3. Eleanor (although her existence is debatable), who was said to have married John Butler, eldest son of James Butler, 2nd Baron Dunboyne; but the claim, made in the course of an inheritance dispute over the right to the Dunboyne title, was probably false. [16]

Knight

In 1567 Butler was knighted at Clonmel by Henry Sidney, [17] [18] who had been appointed lord deputy of Ireland in 1565. [19]

Baron Cahir

Butler was the nephew of Thomas Butler, 1st Baron Cahir (of the first creation, which occurred in 1542). When Butler's first cousin Edmund, the 2nd Baron, died without issue in 1560, the title became extinct. It was, however, revived on 6 May 1583 by Queen Elizabeth I of England in Butler's favour. [20] He became the 1st Baron Cahir (of the second creation) and ruled much of the barony of Iffa and Offa West.

Death and timeline

Cahir died on 28 April 1596 at Cahir, County Tipperary. [21] He was succeeded by his eldest son Thomas as the 2nd Baron Cahir of the second creation.

Timeline
As his birth date is uncertain, so are all his ages.
AgeDateEvent
01540, aboutBorn
9–101550, 4 Aug Anthony St Leger, appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland (2nd term) [22]
12–131553, 6 JulAccession of Queen Mary I, succeeding Edward VI of England [23]
15–161556, 27 Apr Thomas Radcliffe (later earl of Sussex), appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland [24]
17–181558, 17 NovAccession of Queen Elizabeth I, succeeding Queen Mary I [25]
19–201560 Edmund Butler, 2nd Baron Cahir, the last baron of the 1st creation died.
31–321565, 8 Feb Battle of Affane won by the Butlers over Gerald FitzGerald, 14th Earl of Desmond [26]
24–251565, 13  Oct Henry Sidney appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland [19]
26–271567, 14 FebKnighted by Henry Sidney at Clonmel [18]
32–331573, 23 FeFitz Maurice submitted to John Perrot, Lord President of Munster, at Kilmallock [27]
42–431583, 6 MayCreated 1st Baron Cahir of the 2nd creation
55–561596, 28 AprDied. [21]

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ This family tree is based on genealogies of the Barons of Cahir, [1] [2] Also see the list of children in the text.
  2. ↑ Cokayne (1912) rightly says "Piers of Cloghcullie", but Burke 1866 in error said "Edmund of Clogcullie". [7] [8]

Citations

  1. ↑ Burke 1866, p.  96–97Genealogy of the barons of Caher
  2. ↑ Cokayne 1912, pp.  465–469Genealogy of the barons of Cahir
  3. ↑ Lodge 1789, p.  216. "Theobald Butler, son of Pierce, younger brother of Thomas, the first Lord Cahier. Which Pierce, by the daughter of Mac-Pierce, Lord Dunboyne, had the said Theobald ..."
  4. ↑ Bagwell 1885, p.  85. "Sir Piers Butler, of Cahir, who complained that he was oppressed by Ormonde, was with the White Knight at Lismore ..."
  5. ↑ Cokayne 1912, p.  466, line 9. "He [Theobald] m. Mary, da. [daughter] of Sir Thomas Cusack, of Lismullen, co. meath, Lord Chancellor ..."
  6. ↑ Burke 1866, p.  96, right column, line 15. "I. Thomas his successor"
  7. ↑ Burke 1866, p.  96, right column, line 16. "I. Edmund of Cloghcullie ..."
  8. ↑ Cokayne 1912, p.  467, line 4. "3. Thomas (Butler), Baron Caher [I. [Ireland] ], nephew and h. male, being s. and h. of Piers Butler of Cloghcullie, co. Tipperary ..."
  9. ↑ Burke 1866, p.  96, right column, line 19. "III. Piers d.s.p. [decessit sine prole/died childless]"
  10. ↑ Burke 1866, p.  96, right column, line 20. "IV. Richard of Clonbrogan, father of Thomas ... and of Pierce of Knockananomagh ... father of Theobald, 5th Lord Caher."
  11. ↑ Burke 1866, p.  96, right column, line 25. "V. James, of Knocklofty ..."
  12. ↑ Burke 1866, p.  96, right column, line 45. "VI. John, of Cloughbridy, father of three sons ..."
  13. ↑ Burke 1866, p.  96, right column, line 47. "I. Ellen, m. to Richard BuUer, Esq., of Ballyboe, co. Tipperary."
  14. ↑ Cokayne 1893, p.  425, line 26. "Sir Charles (alias Cormac Oge) MacCarty, of Blarney and Muskerry, co. Cork, s. [son] and h. [heir] of Sir Cormac MacCarty of the same, by his first wife, Mary, da. [daughter] of Theobald (Butler), 1st Baron Caher [I. [Ireland] ] ..."
  15. ↑ Burke 1866, p.  96, right column, line 49. "II. Mary, m. to Sir Cormac M'Carthy, of Blarney."
  16. ↑ Lodge 1789, p. [ 222]. ""
  17. ↑ Burke 1866, p.  96, right column, line 3. "This nobleman received the honour of knighthood in 1567, from the Lord-Deputy Sidney."
  18. 1 2 Cokayne 1912, p.  466, line 4. "Knighted 14 Feb. 1566/7 atClonmel"
  19. 1 2 Fryde et al. 1986, p.  168, line 19. "1565, 13 Oct. / 20 Jan. 1566 / Henry Sidney, L.D. [Lord Deputy]"
  20. ↑ Burke 1866, p.  96, left column. "His dignity was, however, revived 6 May, 1583, by a new patent granted to his lordship's cousin."
  21. 1 2 Cokayne 1912, p.  466. "He d. 28 Apr. 1596, at Caher."
  22. ↑ Fryde et al. 1986, p.  168, line 4. "1550, 4 Aug. / 10 Sep. / Anthony St Leger, L.D. [Lord Deputy]"
  23. ↑ Fryde et al. 1986, p.  43, line 27. "Mary I … acc. 6 Jul. 1553;"
  24. ↑ Fryde et al. 1986, p.  168, line 11. "1556, 27 Apr. / 26 May / Thomas Radcliffe, Lord FitzWalter, (e. of Sussex 1557), L.D. [Lord Deputy]"
  25. ↑ Fryde et al. 1986, p.  43, line 41. "Elizabeth I … acc. 17 Nov. 1558;"
  26. ↑ McGurk 2004, p.  809, left column. "On 8 February 1565 the two rival armies met at the ford of Affane on the Blackwater in co. Waterford. Desmond was wounded in the thigh and taken prisoner by Ormond, but soon released."
  27. ↑ McCormack 2009, 4th paragraph. "... and eventually (23 February 1573) he submitted to the lord president at Kilmallock ..."

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