Biography of Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde 1615-1684
Maternal Family Tree: Sybil of Lansgtone Manor 1462-1502
Around Sep 1614 [her father] Richard Preston 1st Earl Desmond and [her mother] Elizabeth Butler were married. The King imposed this marriage on Black Tom, Elizabeth's father, who did not want the royal favourite for a son-in-law but could not oppose the King's will. She the daughter of Thomas "Black Tom" Butler 10th Earl Ormonde 3rd Earl Ossory (age 82) and Elizabeth Sheffield Countess Ormonde and Ossory.
On 25 Jul 1615 Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde was born to Richard Preston 1st Earl Desmond and Elizabeth Butler.
On 19 Jul 1619 [her father] Richard Preston 1st Earl Desmond was created 1st Earl Desmond.
In 1628 [her mother] Elizabeth Butler died.
On 28 Oct 1628 [her father] Richard Preston 1st Earl Desmond was drowned whilst travelling between Dublin [Map] and Holyhead, Anglesey.
In or before 1629 George Hamilton 1st Baronet of Donalong (age 22) and [her future sister-in-law] Mary Butler (age 23) were married. He the son of James Hamilton 1st Earl Abercorn and Marion Boyd Countess Abercorn (age 45).
In Dec 1629 James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde (age 19) and Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde (age 14) were married. She the daughter of Richard Preston 1st Earl Desmond and Elizabeth Butler. They were second cousin once removed.
In 1632 [her son] Thomas Butler died.
In 1632 [her son] Thomas Butler was born to [her husband] James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde (age 21) and Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde (age 16).
On 24 Feb 1633 Walter Butler 11th Earl Ormonde 4th Earl Ossory (age 74) died. His grandson [her husband] James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde (age 22) succeeded 12th Earl Ormonde, 5th Earl Ossory. Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde (age 17) by marriage Countess Ormonde.
On 08 Jul 1634 [her son] Thomas Butler 6th Earl Ossory was born to [her husband] James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde (age 23) and Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde (age 18) at Kilkenny Castle, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny.
In 1636 [her brother-in-law] John Butler died at Naples.
In 1636 [her son] James Butler was born to [her husband] James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde (age 25) and Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde (age 20).
On 15 Jul 1639 [her son] Richard Butler 1st Earl Arran was born to [her husband] James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde (age 28) and Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde (age 23).
On 29 Jun 1640 [her daughter] Elizabeth Butler Countess Chesterfield was born to [her husband] James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde (age 29) and Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde (age 24).
On 30 Aug 1642 [her husband] James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde (age 31) was created 1st Marquess Ormonde. Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde (age 27) by marriage Marchioness Ormonde.
In 1643 [her son] John Butler 1st Earl Gowran was born to [her husband] James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde (age 32) and Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde (age 27).
In 1645 [her son] James Butler (age 9) died.
In 1646 [her daughter] Mary Butler Duchess Devonshire was born to [her husband] James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde (age 35) and Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde (age 30).
After 1654 [her son-in-law] Philip Stanhope 2nd Earl Chesterfield (age 20) and [her daughter] Elizabeth Butler Countess Chesterfield (age 13) were married. She by marriage Countess Chesterfield. She the daughter of James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde (age 43) and Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde (age 38). He the son of Henry Stanhope and Katherine Wotton Countess Chesterfield (age 45).
On 14 Nov 1659 [her son] Thomas Butler 6th Earl Ossory (age 25) and [her daughter-in-law] Emilia Nassau Beverweert Countess Ossory (age 24) were married at Den Bosch. He the son of James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde (age 49) and Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde (age 44).
Evelyn's Diary. 14 Dec 1660. I visited my Lady Chancellor, the Marchioness of Ormond (age 45), and Countess of Guildford, all of whom we had known abroad in exile.
In early 1661 King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 30) rewarded of further tranche of those who supported his Restoration ...
On 02 Jan 1661 Henry Bedingfield 1st Baronet (age 46) was created 1st Baronet Bedingfield of Oxburgh in Norfolk.
On 10 Jan 1661 Andrew Rutherford 1st Earl Teviot was created 1st Baron Rutherford with special remainder to his heirs and assignees whatsoever, and that under what provisions, restrictions, and conditions the said Lord Rutherford should think fit.
On 23 Jan 1661 John Cole 1st Baronet (age 41) was created Baronet Cole of Newland.
On 23 Feb 1661 Edward Smythe 1st Baronet (age 41) was created 1st Baronet Smythe.
On 04 Mar 1661 Compton Reade 1st Baronet (age 36) was created 1st Baronet Reade of Barton in Berkshire. Mary Cornwall Lady Reade (age 31) by marriage Lady Reade of Barton in Berkshire.
On 10 Mar 1661 Brian Broughton 1st Baronet (age 42) was created 1st Baronet Broughton of Broughton in Staffordshire.
On 20 Mar 1661 Thomas Rich 1st Baronet (age 60) was created 1st Baronet Rich of Sonning in Berkshire.
On 29 Mar 1661 Robert Cholmondeley 1st Viscount Cholmondeley (age 21) was created 1st Viscount Cholmondeley of Kells in County Meath.
On 30 Mar 1661 [her husband] James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde (age 50) was created 1st Duke Ormonde by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 30). Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde (age 45) by marriage Duchess Ormonde.
On 30 Mar 1661 John Fettiplace 1st Baronet (age 35) was created 1st Baronet Fettiplace of Childrey in Berkshire. Anne Wenman Lady Fettiplace (age 31) by marriage Lady Fettiplace of Childrey in Berkshire.
On 26 Oct 1662 [her son-in-law] William Cavendish 1st Duke Devonshire (age 22) and [her daughter] Mary Butler Duchess Devonshire (age 16) were married. She the daughter of James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde (age 52) and Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde (age 47). He the son of William Cavendish 3rd Earl Devonshire (age 45) and Elizabeth Cecil Countess Devonshire (age 43).
In Jan 1675 [her son] John Butler 1st Earl Gowran (age 32) and [her daughter-in-law] Anne Chichester Countess Gowran and Longford were married. She the daughter of Arthur Chichester 1st Earl Donegal (age 68) and Letitia Hicks Countess Donegal (age 48). He the son of James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde (age 64) and Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde (age 59).
Evelyn's Diary. 08 Feb 1677. I went to Roehampton, Surrey, with my Lady Duchess of Ormond (age 61). The garden and perspective is pretty, the prospect most agreeable.
In Aug 1680 [her sister-in-law] Mary Butler (age 75) died.
On 09 Nov 1682 [her husband] James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde (age 72) was created 1st Duke Ormonde by King Charles II of England Scotland and Ireland (age 52). Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde (age 67) by marriage Duchess Ormonde.
On 21 Jul 1684 Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde (age 68) died. On 24 Jul 1684 she was buried in the Duke of Ormonde Vault, King Henry VII Chapel, Westminster Abbey.
On 21 Jul 1688 [her former husband] James Butler 1st Duke Ormonde (age 77) died. His grandson James Butler 2nd Duke Ormonde (age 23) de jure 2nd Duke Ormonde, 2nd Marquess Ormonde, 13th Earl Ormonde, 6th Earl Ossory. Mary Somerset Duchess Ormonde (age 24) by marriage Duchess Ormonde.
Theobald Butler and [her mother] Elizabeth Butler were married. She the daughter of Thomas "Black Tom" Butler 10th Earl Ormonde 3rd Earl Ossory and Elizabeth Sheffield Countess Ormonde and Ossory. They were first cousins.
Richard Butler of Kilcash and Frances Tuchet were married. She the daughter of Mervyn Tuchet 2nd Earl Castlehaven and Elizabeth Barnham Countess Castlehaven.
Kings Wessex: Great x 17 Grand Daughter of King Edmund "Ironside" I of England
Kings Gwynedd: Great x 15 Grand Daughter of Owain "Great" King Gwynedd
Kings Seisyllwg: Great x 18 Grand Daughter of Hywel "Dda aka Good" King Seisyllwg King Deheubarth
Kings Powys: Great x 16 Grand Daughter of Maredudd ap Bleddyn King Powys
Kings England: Great x 9 Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Kings Scotland: Great x 13 Grand Daughter of William "Lion" I King Scotland
Kings Franks: Great x 14 Grand Daughter of Louis VII King Franks
Kings France: Great x 11 Grand Daughter of Philip "Bold" III King France
GrandFather: Richard Preston of Whitehill in Midlothian
Father: Richard Preston 1st Earl Desmond
Elizabeth Preston Duchess Ormonde 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edmund MacRichard Butler 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: James Butler 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Catherine Ocarroll
Great x 2 Grandfather: Piers "Red" Butler 8th Earl Ormonde 1st Earl Ossory 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Donal Reagh King Leinster
Great x 3 Grandmother: Sabh Macmurrough Kavanagh
Great x 1 Grandfather: James "Lame" Butler 9th Earl Ormonde 2nd Earl Ossory 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl of Kildare
Great x 3 Grandfather: Gerald Fitzgerald 8th Earl of Kildare
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Fitzgerald Countess Ormonde and Ossory
Great x 4 Grandfather: Rowland Fitzeustace 1st Baron Portlester
Great x 3 Grandmother: Alice Fitzeustace Countess Kildare
GrandFather: Thomas "Black Tom" Butler 10th Earl Ormonde 3rd Earl Ossory 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Fitzgerald 7th Earl Desmond 4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Maurice Fitzgerald 9th Earl Desmond 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ellice Barry Countess Desmond
Great x 2 Grandfather: James Fitzgerald 10th Earl Desmond 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Maurice Roche 2nd Viscount Fermoy
Great x 3 Grandmother: Ellen Roche Countess Desmond 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Fitzgerald Lady Fermoy 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 1 Grandmother: Joan Fitzgerald Countess Ormonde and Ossory 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Mother: Elizabeth Butler 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Sheffield
Great x 3 Grandfather: Robert Sheffield 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Ellen Delves
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: Edmund Sheffield 1st Baron Sheffield 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: George Stanley 9th Baron Strange Knockin 5th Baron Mohun Dunster
3 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Stanley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Joan Strange 9th Baroness Strange of Knockin 5th Baroness Dunster
7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 1 Grandfather: John Sheffield 2nd Baron Sheffield 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John de Vere
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: John de Vere 15th Earl of Oxford 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Alice Colbroke
Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Vere Baroness Sheffield 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Trussell
Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trussell Countess of Oxford 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Donne 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry I "Beauclerc" England
GrandMother: Elizabeth Sheffield Countess Ormonde and Ossory 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John Howard 1st Duke of Norfolk
4 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk
5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Moleyns 5 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England
Great x 2 Grandfather: William Howard 1st Baron Howard 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Tilney
Great x 3 Grandmother: Agnes Tilney Duchess Norfolk
Great x 1 Grandmother: Douglas Howard Baroness Sheffield 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England
Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Gamage
Great x 2 Grandmother: Margaret Gamage Baroness Howard 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandfather: John St John
8 x Great Grand Son of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 3 Grandmother: Margaret St John 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King John "Lackland" of England
Great x 4 Grandmother: Sybil of Lansgtone Manor