496:. Reverend James Graves said of her: "The fairest daughter of the Earl of Kildare was unquestionably one of the most remarkable women of her age and country". He also claims that she was the "traditional builder of nearly every castle in the district". Another chronicler considered her "a lady so politic, that nothing was thought substantially debated without her advice", while another described her as "able for wisdom to rule a realm had not her stomach overruled itself".
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was being courted by King Henry VIII with the purpose of making her queen consort. In 1522, there had been a proposal that Anne should marry James, the eldest son of
Margaret and Piers, in an attempt to resolve the dispute over the earldom which had broken out following the death of the 7th Earl and
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Historians and genealogists are uncertain as to the identity of Alison FitzEustace's mother. Rowland FitzEustace married three times; it is most likely that her mother was either the first wife, Elizabeth Brune or his second wife, Joan/Genet Bellew, whom he married in about 1463. The dates make it
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Margaret was sometimes called the "Great
Countess of Ormond". She signed herself "Margaret Fitzgerald of the Geraldines", and occupied herself in legal matters regarding her family and the Ormond estates, having worked with Piers in developing the estate, expanding and rebuilding manor houses. She
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where her husband Sir Piers Butler's ancestors are buried including, Edmund Butler, Earl of
Carrick and Lord Deputy of Ireland, his son James Butler, First Earl of Ormonde, his grandson also James Butler second Earl of Ormonde his great grandson James Butler, third Earl of Ormonde. James Butler,
540:, Vol.VII, pp.229–232 also favours Joan as having been her mother, but adds in a footnote that "According to some accounts, Alison is said to have been da. of Lord Portlester by Margaret, da. and coh. of Jenico D'Artois of Ardglass and Strangford, co. Down".
367:, and thus ended the dispute. For reasons unknown, the marriage negotiations ended in failure, and the King shortly afterwards became enamoured of Anne. To please her as well as elevate her in rank, Henry decided to bestow the earldoms of Ormond and
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in 1385 and made it his main residence. He bought
Kilkenny Castle in 1391. She was a patron of schools and craftsmen and also played an active role in legal affairs pertaining to the Ormond estates. She is sometimes styled the
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Margaret Butler, married firstly
Richard de Burgh "MacWilliam", by whom she had issue; secondly Barnaby FitzPatrick, 1st Baron of Upper Ossory, by whom she had issue; and thirdly Thomas Fitzgerald, by whom she had two
327:. The marriage was political; arranged with the purpose of ending the long-standing rivalry between the two families. In the early years of their marriage, Margaret and her husband were reduced to
347:, and on 3 August 1515, upon the death of the 7th Earl of Ormond (who had only two daughters as heirs), he succeeded as the 8th Earl of Ormond. Years earlier, in 1498, he and Margaret had seized
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History, Architecture and Antiquities of the Cathedral Church of St. Canice, Kilkenny. pp. 239, 240, 241. Hodges & Smith, Dublin 1857, digital copy accessed Archive.org
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Dermott, Philip. The Annals of Ireland (Translated from the original Irish of The Four Masters) Pg 396. Geraghty, Dublin, 1846. Digital copy accessed at Archive.org
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described
Margaret as having been "manlike and tall of stature, liberal and bountiful, a sure friend and a bitter enemy". He also credits her with having improved the standard of living in
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Lodge (1789), Vol. IV, |p 21, line 22, "Daughter, Lady
Margaret, first married to Thomas, second son of the Earl of Desmond, and secondly, to Barnaby the first Lord of Upper-Ossory."
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highly unlikely that his third wife, Margaret Dartas/Maud D'Artois could have mothered Alison. Burke's
Peerage states that Joan/Genet Bellew was Alison's mother. Cokayne's
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Piers was compensated for his loss of title by being made 1st Earl of Ossory that same year (1528). In 1535, James was created Viscount Thurles.
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Lodge (1789), p. 21, line 28, "Lady Ellice, flrst to Mac Morrish; and secondly to Geraid Fitz-John Fitzgerald, of Dromana, Lord of Decies."
474:(a type of cloth). Margaret and her husband were responsible for having commissioned significant additions to the castles of Granagh and
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and made it their chief residence. Through her considerable efforts, the standard of living inside the castle had been greatly improved.
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in 1536, died. Prior to that date, Piers and Margaret had continued to style themselves as Earl and Countess of Ormond.
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