James of Wiltshire Butler Earl of Wiltshire and Ormonde [18141] 24,25
- Born: 24 Nov 1420
- Marriage (1): Avice Stafford [18142] before 4 Jul 1428
- Marriage (2): Eleanor Beaufort [17352] in Apr 1458 in Woodsford, Dorset
- Died: 1 May 1461, Newcastle at age 40
 Cause of his death was executed.
General Notes:
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Knight of the Garter
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Fifth Earl of Ormonde. Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland 1453. Supported the Lancastrian cause, he spent most of his life in England where Henry VI created him Earl of Wiltshire, a Knight of the Garter and Lord Treasurer. Butler fought for Henry VI against Richard, 3rd duke of York at St Albans on 22 May 1455; escaped from the battle of Northampton on 10 Jul 1460; and fought at Wakefield (Dec 1460); Mortimer's Cross (3 Feb 1461). He was beheaded by the victorious Yorkists at Newcastle-onTyne in 1461, and his head was set upon London Bridge for all to see. As a traitor, his estates, including Ashby De la Zouch Castle, reverted to the Crown.
Noted events in his life were:
• Acceded: Earl of Wiltshire and Ormonde, 1452. Earl of Wiltshire and Ormonde 1452-1461
James married Avice Stafford [18142] [MRIN: 8644], daughter of Sir Richard of Southwick Stafford [18143] and Maud Lovell [18144], before 4 Jul 1428. (Avice Stafford [18142] was born on 4 Dec 1423 in Woodsford, Dorset and died on 3 Jun 1457.)
James next married Eleanor Beaufort [17352] [MRIN: 8646], daughter of Edmund Beaufort 2nd Duke of Somerset [3934] and Eleanor Beauchamp Duchess Somerset [14430], in Apr 1458 in Woodsford, Dorset. (Eleanor Beaufort [17352] died on 16 Aug 1501.)
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