Edmund Butler, 2nd Viscount Mountgarret explained

Edmund Butler, 2nd Viscount Mountgarret (c. 1562  - 1602), was the son of Richard Butler, 1st Viscount Mountgarret and Eleanor Butler.^[1]

Marriage and Children

He married Grany, Grania, or Grizzel FitzPatrick, daughter of Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 1st Baron Upper Ossory.^{[2] [3]}

Among their children were:

• Richard Butler, 3rd Viscount Mountgarret (1578 - 1651) ^[1]

• Helen Butler, who married her second cousin, Walter Butler, 11th Earl of Ormond

• Anne Butler, who married Edward Butler, 1st Viscount Galmoye^[4]

• Margaret Butler, who married Oliver Grace of Carney, County Tipperary ^[5]

His sister Eleanor married Thomas Butler, 4th Baron Cahir.

See also

Butler dynasty

Bibliography

• Book: Burke, Sir Bernard. A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage. 1914. Harrison and Sons. London.
• Book: Burke, Sir Bernard. A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire . 1866. Harrison and Sons. London.
• Book: Burke, John. A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, Volume 2. 1832. H. Colburn and R. Bentley. London.
• Book: Carrigan, William. The History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory, Volume 2. 1905. Sealy, Bryers & Walker . Dublin.

Notes and References

1. Burke, John (1832). A General and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire, Volume 2. London: H. Colburn and R. Bentley, p. 27
2. Carrigan, William (1905). The History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory, Volume 2. Dublin: Sealy, Bryers & Walker, p. 93
3. Pedigree chart completed by Max C. and Sue T. Wilson December 2001
4. Burke, Sir Bernard (1866). A Genealogical History of the Dormant, Abeyant, Forfeited and Extinct Peerages of the British Empire. London: Harrison, p. 97
5. Burke, Sir Bernard (1914). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Peerage and Baronetage, the Privy Council, Knightage and Companionage. London: Harrison and Sons, p. 878