James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond
James Butler | |
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| 3rd Earl of Ormond | |
| Known for | Earl of Ormond, Governor of Ireland, founder of Gowran Castle |
| Born | c. 1359 |
| Died | 7 September 1405 Gowran Castle, Ireland |
| Buried | St. Mary's Collegiate Church, Gowran, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Welles, Katherine FitzGerald of Desmond |
| Issue | James Butler, 4th Earl of Ormond, Sir Richard Butler of Polestown, Anne Butler, Sir Philip Butler, Sir Ralph Butler, James "Gallda" Butler, Edmund Butler, Gerald Butler, Theobald Butler, Thomas Le Boteller (illegitimate son) |
| Father | James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond |
| Mother | Eleanor de Bohun |
| Occupation | Noble, Governor of Ireland |
James Butler, 3rd Earl of Ormond (c. 1359 – 7 September 1405), was a noble in the Peerage of Ireland. He acceded to the title in 1382, and built Gowran Castle three years later in 1385 close to the centre of Gowran, making it his usual residence, whence his common epithet, The Earl of Gowran.
James died in Gowran Castle in 1405 and is buried in St. Mary's Collegiate Church, Gowran together with his father James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormond, his grandfather James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormond and his great great grandfather Edmund Butler, Earl of Carrick and 6th Chief Butler of Ireland. James, the 2nd Earl, was usually called The Noble Earl, being a great-grandson, through his mother, Eleanor de Bohun, of King Edward I of England.