Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Arran
The Right Honorable The Earl of Arran | |
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Tenure | 1662–1686 |
Born | 15 July 1639 |
Died | 25 January 1686 London | (aged 46)
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Issue Detail | Charlotte & others |
Father | James, 1st Duke of Ormond |
Mother | Elizabeth Preston |
Richard Butler, 1st Earl of Arran (1639–1686) was
Birth and origins
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Richard was born on 15 July 1639,
Richard's mother was a second cousin once removed of his father as she was the granddaughter of
Richard was one of ten siblings, but five of his brothers died in early childhood. He, his three surviving brothers and two sisters,[6] are listed in his father's article.
Early life
In June 1647 Richard, together with James Dillon, 3rd Earl of Roscommon, was given as hostage to the English Parliament by his father.[7] On 13 May 1662 he was created Baron Butler of Cloughgrennan, Viscount Tullogh and Earl of Arran (having purchased the Aran Islands) in the Peerage of Ireland, with a special remainder to his younger brother John, should his own male line fail.[8] This precaution would prove inefficient as his younger brother died before him.
Marriages and children
Arran, as he was now, married twice. Both brides were rich heiresses.
He married secondly Dorothy, daughter of John Ferrers of Tamworth Castle and his wife Anne, daughter of Sir Dudley Carleton.[13]
Richard and Dorothy had four children:
- James (1674–1676), died in infancy
- Thomas (1675–1681), died in infancy
- Charlotte (1679–1725), his only surviving child and heiress, who married Charles, 4th Baron Cornwallis[14]
- Thomas (1681–1685), died in infancy
Later life
On 27 August 1673, as a reward for his bravery in the sea fights against the Dutch in the Third Anglo-Dutch War, Arran was also created Baron Butler of Weston in the Peerage of England.[15]
In 1680, when the Catholic William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford was tried for high treason in the bogus Popish Plot, Arran was one of 31 peers who voted not guilty. As the most junior English peer, Arran was the first to cast his vote; his vote of "not guilty" took some courage, given the prevailing hysteria whipped up against anyone who cast doubt on the veracity of the supposed plot. However, 55 peers voted guilty and Stafford was executed.
Arran was made Lord Deputy of Ireland in April 1682 when his father, the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, travelled to England, and held the post until August 1684 when his father returned.[16] This honour came to him because his elder brother Ossory, who had been deputy from 1668 to 1669[17] had died in 1680.[18]
Death and timeline
Arran died of pleurisy in London on 25 January 1686[19] and was buried in Westminster Abbey.[20] As he died without surviving male issue, and his brother John had died before him, his titles became extinct. His only daughter, Charlotte, inherited the estate, which she brought her husband when she married Lord Cornwallis in 1699.
However, his three Irish titles would be recreated in 1693 for his nephew Charles Butler, who would be created Baron Butler of Cloughgrenan, Viscount Tullough, and Earl of Arran of the 1693 creation.
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Age | Date | Event |
0 | 1639, 15 Jul | Born, probably at Kilkenny Castle[2] |
3 | 1642, 30 Aug | Father created Marquess of Ormond[21] |
7 | 1647, 19 Jun | Given as hostage to the English Parliament by his father[7] |
9 | 1649, 30 Jan | King Charles I beheaded.[22] |
20 | 1660, 29 May | Restoration of King Charles II[23] |
22 | 1662, 13 May | Created Viscount Tullogh and Earl of Arran.[2]
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25 | 1664, Sep | Married 1st Mary Stuart, Baroness Clifton[10] |
28 | 1668, 4 Jul | First wife died childless.[11][12] |
33–34 | 1673, before 7 Jun | Married 2ndly Elizabeth Ferrers[13] |
34 | 1673, 27 Aug | Created Baron Butler of Weston in the Peerage of England[15] |
37–38 | 1677 | Brother John, Earl of Gowran, died.[24] |
41 | 1680, 21 Jul | Eldest brother Thomas, Earl of Ossory, died.[18] |
42 | 1682, Apr | Appointed Lord Deputy of Ireland to rule Ireland during his father's absence.[16] |
45 | 1685, 6 Feb | Accession of King James II, succeeding King Charles II[25] |
46 | 1686, 25 Jan | Died in London.[19] |
Notes and references
Notes
Citations
- ^ Dunboyne 1968, pp. 16–17. "Butler Family Tree condensed"
- ^ a b c Lodge 1789, p. 55, line 23. "Richard, born 15 June 1639 was created 13 May 1662 Baron Butler of Cloughgrennan, Viscount Tullogh, and Earl of Arran ..."
- ^ Murtagh 2004, p. 197, right column, bottom. "Butler, Richard, 1st Earl of Arran (1639–1686), army officer, was born 15 June 1639, probably in Ireland."
- ^ Debrett 1828b, p. 640. "Theobald le Boteler on whom that office [Chief Butler of Ireland] was conferred by King Henry II., 1177 ..."
- ^ Airy 1886, p. 53, line 2. "... the marriage took place on Christmas of the same year [1629] ..."
- ^ Perceval-Maxwell 2004, p. 130, right column, line 33. "... between 1632 and 1646 Elizabeth ... gave birth to eight sons including Richard Butler, five of whom died as children, and two daughters."
- ^ a b Meehan 1882, p. 211. "... his [Ormond's] second son, lord Richard Butler, with the earl of Roscommon, and Sir James Ware, had been sent to England as hostages for his performance of the articles in consideration of which he was to surrender Dublin to the English rebels."
- ^ Cokayne 1910, p. 225, line 3. "... was cr. [created] 13 May 1662, Baron Butler of Cloughgrennan, Viscount Tullogh, and Earl of Arran [I. [Ireland]], with a spec. rem. [special remainder], failing the heirs male of his body, to his younger br. [brother] John Butler."
- ^ Murtagh 2004, p. 198, left column, line 50. "His financial position was strengthened by his two marriages to substantial heiresses."
- ^ a b Lodge 1789, p. 56, line 10. "He first married in September 1664, the Lady Mary Steuart, only surviving child of James, Duke of Richmond and Lennox ..."
- ^ a b Murtagh 2004, p. 198, left column, line 52. "The first [marriage], in September 1664, was to Mary, Baroness Clifton of Leighton Bromswold in her own right (bap. 1651, d. 1668)."
- ^ a b Cokayne 1910, p. 225, line 21. "She [Mary] d. s.p. [died without issue] 4 July, and was bur. [buried] 19 Aug. 1668 at Kilkenny cathedral, aged 16."
- ^ a b Cokayne 1910, p. 225, line 22. "He m. [married], secondly, before 7 June 1673, Dorothy, da. [daughter] of John Ferrers, of Tamworth castle by Anne, da. of Sir Dudley Carleton."
- ^ Debrett 1828a, p. 174. "Charles, 4th lord [Cornwallis], m. [married] 1 June 1699 Charlotte, da. [daughter] and sole heiress of Richard Butler, Earl of Arran ..."
- ^ a b Cokayne 1910, p. 225, line 8. "In 1673 he distinguished himself in the sea fight with the Dutch., for which he was cr. [created], 27 Aug. 1673, Baron Butler of Weston, co. Huntingdon [E.]."
- ^ a b Bagwell 1916, p. 144. "Ormonde was in England from the end of April 1682 until August 1684, leaving his son Arran as Deputy ..."
- ^ Davies 2004, p. 227, bottom of right & top of left column. "Ossory spent much of 1668 and the first months of 1669 as his father's deputy in Ireland."
- ^ a b Cokayne 1895, p. 150, line 28. "He [Ossory} d. v.p. [predeceased his father] of a violent fever, after four days illness, 30 July 1680 ..."
- ^ a b Cokayne 1910, p. 225, line 24. "He [Richard] d. [died] in London, s.p.m.s. [without surviving male issue] 25, and was bur. [buried] 27 Jan. 1685/6 ..."
- ^ Chester 1876, p. 215. "1685/6 Jan. 27 Richard , Earl of Arran; [in the Abbey]"
- ^ Cokayne 1895, p. 149, line 27. "He was cr. [created] 30 Aug 1642 Marquess of Ormonde [I. [Ireland]];"
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, p. 44, line 17. "Charles I. ... exec. 30 Jan. 1649 ..."
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, p. 44, line 39. "Charles II. ... acc. 29 May 1660 ..."
- ^ Burke & Burke 1915, p. 1550, right column, line 31. "John, created Earl of Gowran 1676, m. [married] Lady Anne Chichester, dau. [daughter] of 1st Earl of Donegal, but d.s.p. [died without issue] 1677, when the dignity expired."
- ^ Fryde et al. 1986, p. 44, line 46. "James II. ... acc. 6 Feb. 1685 ..."
Sources
- OCLC 8544105.
- OCLC 458582656. – 1660 to 1690
- OCLC 1155471554.
- Chester, Joseph Lemuel (1876). Registers of Westminster Abbey. London: Private Edition. OCLC 1140248. – Marriages, baptisms and burials from about 1660 to 1875
- OCLC 1180818801. – N to R (for Ossory under Ormond)
- OCLC 228661424. – Ab-Adam to Basing (for Arran)
- ISBN 0-19-861359-8.
- OCLC 54499602. – England
- OCLC 54499602. – Scotland and Ireland
- Dunboyne, Patrick Theobald Tower Butler, Baron (1968). Butler Family History (2nd ed.). Kilkenny: Rothe House.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ISBN 0-86193-106-8. – (for timeline)
- OCLC 264906028. – Viscounts (for Butler, Viscount Mountgarrett)
- OCLC 224157081.
- Murtagh, Harman (2004). "Butler, Richard, first earl of Arran (1639–1686)". In ISBN 0-19-861359-8.
- Perceval-Maxwell, Michael (2004). "Butler [née Preston] Elizabeth, duchess of Ormond and suo jure Lady Dingwall (1615–1684)". In ISBN 0-19-861359-8.