Before 1522 [her future husband] Francis Bryan (age 32) and Philippa Spice were married. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England.

Before 21 Dec 1532 James "Lame" Butler 9th Earl Ormonde 2nd Earl Ossory (age 31) and Joan Fitzgerald Countess Ormonde and Ossory (age 23) were married. She the daughter of James Fitzgerald 10th Earl Desmond. He the son of Piers "Red" Butler 8th Earl Ormonde 1st Earl Ossory (age 65) and Margaret Fitzgerald Countess Ormonde and Ossory.

In or before 1534 Donough O'Brien 2nd Earl of Thomond and [her sister-in-law] Helen Butler (age 10) were married. She the daughter of Piers "Red" Butler 8th Earl Ormonde 1st Earl Ossory (age 66) and Margaret Fitzgerald Countess Ormonde and Ossory.

In 1541 [her brother-in-law] Richard Butler 1st Viscount Mountgarret (age 41) and Anne Plunkett Viscountess Mountgarret were married. She by marriage Viscountess Mountgarret. He the son of Piers "Red" Butler 8th Earl Ormonde 1st Earl Ossory and Margaret Fitzgerald Countess Ormonde and Ossory.

In Aug 1548 Francis Bryan (age 58) and Joan Fitzgerald Countess Ormonde and Ossory (age 39) were married. She the daughter of James Fitzgerald 10th Earl Desmond. He a great x 4 grandson of King Edward III of England.

In 1550 Gerald Fitzgerald 14th Earl Desmond and Joan Fitzgerald Countess Ormonde and Ossory (age 41) were married. No issue. A political marriage; the age difference being twenty-four years. She was the eldest daughter of James Fitzgerald 10th Earl Desmond. The marriage brought a temporary truce to the Desmond and Ormonde factions. The difference in their ages was 44 years; she, unusually, being older than him. She the daughter of James Fitzgerald 10th Earl Desmond. He the son of James Fitzgerald 13th Earl Desmond. They were second cousins.

Around 1559 [her son] Thomas "Black Tom" Butler 10th Earl Ormonde 3rd Earl Ossory (age 27) and [her daughter-in-law] Elizabeth Berkeley Countess Ormonde and Ossory (age 24) were married. She by marriage Countess Ormonde, Countess Ossory. He the son of James "Lame" Butler 9th Earl Ormonde 2nd Earl Ossory and Joan Fitzgerald Countess Ormonde and Ossory (age 50).

Before 1562 [her former brother-in-law] Richard Butler 1st Viscount Mountgarret (age 62) and Eleanor Butler Viscountess Mountgarret were married. She by marriage Viscountess Mountgarret. He the son of Piers "Red" Butler 8th Earl Ormonde 1st Earl Ossory and Margaret Fitzgerald Countess Ormonde and Ossory. They were first cousins.

After 02 Jan 1565 [her former husband] Gerald Fitzgerald 14th Earl Desmond (age 12) and Eleanor Butler were married. He the son of James Fitzgerald 13th Earl Desmond.

Richard Butler 1st Viscount Mountgarret and Catharine Barnewell Viscountess Mountgarret were married. She by marriage Viscountess Mountgarret. He the son of Piers "Red" Butler 8th Earl Ormonde 1st Earl Ossory and Margaret Fitzgerald Countess Ormonde and Ossory.

[her son] John Butler and Katherine Maccarthy were married. He the son of James "Lame" Butler 9th Earl Ormonde 2nd Earl Ossory and Joan Fitzgerald Countess Ormonde and Ossory.

[her son] Edmund Butler and Eleanor Rowland were married. He the son of James "Lame" Butler 9th Earl Ormonde 2nd Earl Ossory and Joan Fitzgerald Countess Ormonde and Ossory.