Peter Butler of Roscrea, North Tipperary

North Tipperary

North Tipperary is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Mid-West Region and is also located in the province of Munster. It is named after the town of Tipperary and consists of 48% of the land area of the traditional county of Tipperary. The county was established in 1898 and has had a county...

, was a descendant of the Butler family - the Earls of Ormond. He was the second son of Edmond Butler of Polestown. The "Roscrea" cadet branch of the family is in turn descended from the "Polestown" cadet branch.

Ancestry

• James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond
• Sir Richard Butler of Polestown
  Sir Richard Butler of Polestown
  Sir Richard Butler of Polestown, County Kilkenny was the second son of James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond and Anne Welles. His older brother James inherited the earldom...
  
  , the second son of the 3rd Earl.

• Sir Edmund MacRichard Butler
  Edmund MacRichard Butler
  Sir Edmund MacRichard Butler of Polestown was the eldest son of Sir Richard Butler of Polestown and adopted the Gaelic title of The MacRichard of Ossory.-Career:...
  
  , the eldest son of Sir Richard.

• Walter Butler of Polestown
  Walter Butler of Polestown
  Walter Butler of Polestown was the second son of Sir Edmund MacRichard Butler. His nephew Piers would become the 8th Earl of Ormond.-Issue:* Edmond Butler of Polestown, who had four sons, Walter, Peter, Theobald, and Richard....
  
  , second son of Edmund MacRichard.

• Edmond Butler of Polestown, the son of Walter. He was the father of Peter Butler of Polestown.

Through his ancestor Edmund MacRichard Butler, Peter is related to the Polestown cadet branch of the family. Edmund MacRichard Butler's eldest son, Sir James Butler

Sir James Butler

Sir James Butler of Polestown was the eldest son of Sir Edmund MacRichard Butler and was a warlord in Yorkist Ireland.-Career:James succeeded his father in 1464 as Lord Deputy to his absentee cousins John and Thomas, the 6th and 7th earls respectively of Ormond...

 headed up the Polestown house. This line would go on to produce a series of Earls and Dukes of Ormond. The second son of "The MacRichard", Walter, would go on to produce this "Roscrea" cadet line as well as the minor nobility of Baronets Polestown. Peter's grand-nephew Sir Walter

Sir Walter Butler, 1st Baronet

Sir Walter Butler, 1st Baronet was an Irish nobleman. He was created a Baronet, of Polestown, in the Baronetage of Ireland on 8 July 1645.-Ancestors:* Great-great-great-great-great grandfather James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond...

 was the 1st Baronet.

Marriage and issue

By his wife, Catherine de Burgo, (de Burgh) he had three sons, who all died without issue, and were:

• Edmond Butler of Roscrea,
• Walter Butler of Roscrea
  Walter Butler of Roscrea
  Walter Butler of Ballinakill Castle, Roscrea was a descendant of the Butler family - the Earls of Ormond. He was the son of Peter Butler of Roscrea...
  
  , who being a commander under Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
  Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
  Ferdinand II , a member of the House of Habsburg, was Holy Roman Emperor , King of Bohemia , and King of Hungary . His rule coincided with the Thirty Years' War.- Life :...
  
  , had given him the Lordship of Hesberg (Hessberg) in Germany, which descended to the House of Polestown;
• Theobald Butler of Roscrea, who died in Poland in 1634.