Baron Butler
Baron Butler was a hereditary British title in the Peerage of England .
Award and history of the title
The title was created around 1192 for Theobald Walter . As early as 1177, under King Henry II, he held the crown office of the royal cupbearer of England ( Chief Butler of England ) and became the first cupbearer of Ireland ( Chief Butler of Ireland ). The family name Butler developed from his nickname le Botiler , which was derived from his office .
His great-grandson, the 6th Baron, was awarded the title Earl of Carrick on September 1, 1315 by King Edward II in recognition of his services in the fight against the Irish High King Edward Bruce (also Scottish Earl of Carrick ) in the Peerage of Ireland . The award deed also included the transfer of the castle and estate in Carrick-on-Suir , but apparently contained no effective inheritance regulation with regard to the earl title, in any case the title expired on his death in 1321 instead of being passed on to his son James Butler . Instead, he was made Earl of Ormonde in 1328 .
His descendant, the 5th Earl of Ormonde, was elevated to Earl of Wiltshire on July 8, 1449 in the Peerage of England . When he was executed for high treason in 1461, his titles were revoked. The Irish title Earl of Ormonde was restored shortly afterwards for his brother John Butler as the 6th Earl, the titles Earl of Wiltshire and Baron Butler belonging to the Peerage of England expired.
List of Barons Butlers (around 1192)
- Theobald Walter, 1st Baron Butler (before 1165–1206)
- Theobald Butler, 2nd Baron Butler (1200–1230)
- Theobald Butler, 3rd Baron Butler (1224-1248)
- Theobald Butler, 4th Baron Butler (1242–1285)
- Theobald Butler, 5th Baron Butler (1269-1299)
- Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick , 6th Baron Butler (1268-1321)
- James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormonde , 7th Baron Butler (1305-1337)
- James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormonde , 8th Baron Butler (around 1305–1338)
- James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde , 9th Baron Butler (1331-1382)
- James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormonde , 10th Baron Butler (1361-1405)
- James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormonde , 11th Baron Butler (1392-1452)
- James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormonde , 1st Earl of Wiltshire, 12th Baron Butler (1420–1461) (title forfeited 1461)
See also
- Baron Butler of Llanthony (1660, 1801)
- Baron Butler of Cloughgrenan (1662, 1693)
- Baron Butler of Moore Park (1660)
- Baron Butler of Weston (1673)
- Baron Butler of Mount Juliet (1912)
- Baron Butler of Saffron Walden (Life Peer, 1965)
- Baron Butler of Brockwell (Life Peer, 1998)