John Butler, 6th Earl of Ormonde
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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.
Joan Butler, Countess of Ormond
Joan 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...
. He was restored to the Earldom by Edward IV
Edward IV of England
Edward IV was King of England from 4 March 1461 until 3 October 1470, and again from 11 April 1471 until his death. He was the first Yorkist King of England...
, after having been attainted for his part in the Battle of Towton
Battle of Towton
In 1461, England was in the sixth year of the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars between the Houses of York and Lancaster over the English throne. The Lancastrians backed the reigning King of England, Henry VI, an indecisive man who suffered bouts of madness...
.
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
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, and was sent as ambassador
Ambassador
An ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
to its principal courts. He died unmarried, but had a child out of wedlock William Butler
William Butler
William Butler may refer to:* William Butler , American Revolutionary War soldier from Pennsylvania, one of five Butler brothers in the war...
, having, in a fit of devotion, made a visit to Jerusalem. He was succeeded in the earldom by his younger brother, Thomas.