Anne Butler, Countess of Ormond
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Anne Butler Countess of Ormond (1360 – 13 November 1397), was the first wife of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond, and the mother of James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond. She was the first Countess of Ormond to live at Kilkenny Castle
, County Kilkenny
. Upon her marriage she assumed the title of Countess of Ormond.
, England in 1360, the daughter of John de Welles, 4th Lord Welles (23 August 1334- 11 October 1361) and Maud de Ros (died 9 December 1388). She had an elder brother John de Welles, 5th Lord Welles (born 20 April 1352), who married Eleanor de Mowbray, by whom he had issue. She had a sister Margery de Welles, who married firstly, John de Huntingfield, and secondly, Lord Scrope of Masham.
Her paternal grandparents were Sir Adam de Welles, 3rd Lord Welles and Margaret Bardolf, and her maternal grandparents were William de Ros, 2nd Lord Ros and Margery Badlesmere eldest daughter of Bartholmew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere and Margaret de Clare
.
Anne Welles was the great-great-great-grandmother of Anne Boleyn
.
from Hugh le Despenser, which the Ormonds made their chief residence. Previously they lived at Gowran Castle, which James Butler had built. James and Anne hosted King Richard II
when he visited Kilkenny Castle.
James and Anne had five children:
, and rents and appurtences of the towns of Aylesbury and Burton.
The Earl of Ormond married secondly, Katherine FitzGerald of Desmond, by whom he had four children. The Earl had an illegitimate son, Thomas Le Boteller
Prior of Kilmainham
by an unknown mistress. He is often incorrectly listed as a child of Anne Welles.
Kilkenny Castle
Kilkenny Castle is a castle in Kilkenny, Ireland built in 1195 by William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke to control a fording-point of the River Nore and the junction of several routeways...
, County Kilkenny
County Kilkenny
County Kilkenny is a county in Ireland. It is part of the South-East Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the city of Kilkenny. The territory of the county was the core part of the ancient Irish Kingdom of Osraige which in turn was the core of the Diocese of...
. Upon her marriage she assumed the title of Countess of Ormond.
Family and lineage
Anne Welles was born in Gainsby, LincolnshireLincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, England in 1360, the daughter of John de Welles, 4th Lord Welles (23 August 1334- 11 October 1361) and Maud de Ros (died 9 December 1388). She had an elder brother John de Welles, 5th Lord Welles (born 20 April 1352), who married Eleanor de Mowbray, by whom he had issue. She had a sister Margery de Welles, who married firstly, John de Huntingfield, and secondly, Lord Scrope of Masham.
Her paternal grandparents were Sir Adam de Welles, 3rd Lord Welles and Margaret Bardolf, and her maternal grandparents were William de Ros, 2nd Lord Ros and Margery Badlesmere eldest daughter of Bartholmew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere and Margaret de Clare
Margaret de Clare, Lady Badlesmere
Margaret de Clare, Baroness Badlesmere was a Norman-Irish noblewoman, suo jure heiress, and the wife of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Baron Badlesmere....
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Anne Welles was the great-great-great-grandmother of Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn ;c.1501/1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536 as the second wife of Henry VIII of England and Marquess of Pembroke in her own right. Henry's marriage to Anne, and her subsequent execution, made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that was the...
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Marriage and issue
Prior to 17 June 1386, Anne Welles married James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond (died 6 September 1405), son of James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond and Elizabeth Darcy. He was Lord Justice of Ireland. He was also a fluent speaker of Irish. In September 1391, he purchased Kilkenny CastleKilkenny Castle
Kilkenny Castle is a castle in Kilkenny, Ireland built in 1195 by William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke to control a fording-point of the River Nore and the junction of several routeways...
from Hugh le Despenser, which the Ormonds made their chief residence. Previously they lived at Gowran Castle, which James Butler had built. James and Anne hosted King Richard II
Richard II of England
Richard II was King of England, a member of the House of Plantagenet and the last of its main-line kings. He ruled from 1377 until he was deposed in 1399. Richard was a son of Edward, the Black Prince, and was born during the reign of his grandfather, Edward III...
when he visited Kilkenny Castle.
James and Anne had five children:
- James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond (1392- 22 August 1452), known as The White Earl, married firstly, Joan de BeauchampJoan Butler, Countess of OrmondJoan Butler , 4th Countess of Ormond was a Cambro-Norman noblewoman, the first wife of Irish peer, James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond, and the mother of his five children...
, by whom he had five children, including James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormond, John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormond, and Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond. He married secondly, Joan FitzGerald. - Anne Butler, married John Wogan, by whom she had issue.
- Sir Richard Butler, of Poulstown, Kilkenny, married Catherine O'Reilly, daughter of Gildas O'Reilly, Lord of East Breffny, by whom he had issue.
- Sir Philip Butler, married Elizabeth, daughter of Sir John Cockayne, Chief Baron of the Exchequer, and Ida de GreyIda de GreyIda, Lady Cockayne , born Ida or Edith de Grey, was a Cambro-Norman noblewoman, and the daughter of Reginald Grey, 2nd Baron Grey de Ruthyn, a powerful Welsh Marcher lord. The Greys of Ruthyn were the chief Marcher barons in the northern region of the Welsh Marches.Ida married Sir John Cockayne,...
, by whom he had issue. Elizabeth married secondly, Sir Laurence Cheney, by whom she had a daughter, Elizabeth CheneyElizabeth Cheney (1422-1473)Elizabeth Cheney , later known as Elizabeth, Lady Tilney and Elizabeth, Lady Say, was an English aristocrat, who, by dint of her two marriages, was the great-grandmother of Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, and Catherine Howard, three of the wives of King Henry VIII of England, thus making her...
, the maternal great-grandmother of Anne BoleynAnne BoleynAnne Boleyn ;c.1501/1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536 as the second wife of Henry VIII of England and Marquess of Pembroke in her own right. Henry's marriage to Anne, and her subsequent execution, made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that was the...
. - Sir Ralph Butler, married Margaret de Berwick, by whom he had issue.
Death
Anne Welles died on 13 November 1397, around the age of 37. On 26 June 1397, Anne issued a lease to Sir John Drayton, of the manor of Aylesbury, BuckinghamshireBuckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
, and rents and appurtences of the towns of Aylesbury and Burton.
The Earl of Ormond married secondly, Katherine FitzGerald of Desmond, by whom he had four children. The Earl had an illegitimate son, Thomas Le Boteller
Thomas Le Boteller
Thomas Le Boteller, or Butler, nicknamed Thomas Bacach or Thomas the Lame , was the illegitimate son of the Earl of Ormond, and a leading figure in early fifteenth century Ireland.He held the offices of Lord Chancellor of Ireland , Lord Deputy of Ireland and Prior of Kilmainham, but is chiefly...
Prior of Kilmainham
Kilmainham
Kilmainham is a suburb of Dublin south of the River Liffey and west of the city centre, in the Dublin 8 postal district.-History:In the Viking era, the monastery was home to the first Norse base in Ireland....
by an unknown mistress. He is often incorrectly listed as a child of Anne Welles.
Sources
- Charles Cawley, Medieval Lands, "Earls of Ulster"
- Ormonde Pedigree (Burke's PeerageBurke's PeerageBurke's Peerage publishes authoritative, in-depth historical guides to the royal and titled families of the United Kingdom, such as Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, and of many other countries. Founded in 1826 by British genealogist John Burke Esq., and continued by his son, Sir John...
Baronetage and Knightage, 103rd edition, 1962 pp. 1871–1874) - Butler family lineage