James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormond, KG^[1]

1422 - 1461  (~ 39 years)

• Name	James Butler
  		Coat of Arms of Sir James Butler, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, KG
  Suffix	5th Earl of Ormond, KG
  Born	ca. 1422	Kilkenny, Ireland   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Title	8 Jul 1449
  	Created 1st Earl of Wiltshire by King Henry VI.
  Military	22 May 1455	St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England
  	First Battle of St Albans (Yorkist victory).
  Military	30 Dec 1460	Wakefield, Yorkshire, England
  	Battle of Wakefield (Lancastrian victory).
  Military	2 Feb 1461	Wigmore, Herefordshire, England
  	Battle of Mortimer's Cross (Yorkist victory).
  Military	29 Mar 1461	Towton, Yorkshire, England
  	Battle of Towton (Yorkist victory).
  Died	1 May 1461	Newcastle, Northumberland, England
  	Cause: Execution
  		Lancastrian
  Person ID	I14239	Dickinson
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2016

  
  

  Family 1	Avice Stafford
  Married	No children.
  Last Modified	3 Sep 2016
  Family ID	F5202	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Eleanor Beaufort,   b. 1431, England ,   d. 16 Aug 1501, England  (Age 70 years)
  Married	Apr 1458	Woodsford, Dorset, England   [2]
  	No children.
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2016
  Family ID	F5201	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - ca. 1422 - Kilkenny, Ireland Military - First Battle of St Albans (Yorkist victory). - 22 May 1455 - St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England Married - Apr 1458 - Woodsford, Dorset, England Military - Battle of Wakefield (Lancastrian victory). - 30 Dec 1460 - Wakefield, Yorkshire, England Military - Battle of Mortimer's Cross (Yorkist victory). - 2 Feb 1461 - Wigmore, Herefordshire, England Military - Battle of Towton (Yorkist victory). - 29 Mar 1461 - Towton, Yorkshire, England Died - Cause: Execution - 1 May 1461 - Newcastle, Northumberland, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S336470] Wikipedia, (Online: https://en.wikipedia.org), "James Butler, 5th Earl of Ormond," http://bit.ly/2bMDiLI. [S336429] Britain's Royal Families: A Complete Genealogy, Alison Weir, (London: Vintage Books, 2008), 100.