Family of Hervey + FITZWALTER and Matilda + of VALINES
Husband: Hervey + FITZWALTER
Wife: Matilda + of VALINES
Name: |
Theobald FITZWALTER |
Sex: |
Male |
Spouse: |
Maude + of VAVASOUR (1176-1226) |
Birth |
1165 |
Wicklow, Ireland |
Title |
|
Baron of Butler |
Occupation |
|
Baron of Butler |
Death |
1206 (age 40-41) |
Abbey Clare, Ireland |
Name: |
Roger FITZWALTER |
Sex: |
Male |
Birth |
1167 (est) |
|
Name: |
Hamo FITZWALTER |
Sex: |
Male |
Birth |
1169 (est) |
|
Name: |
Hubert FITZWALTER |
Sex: |
Male |
Birth |
1171 (est) |
|
Occupation |
|
Archbishop of Canterbury |
Note on Husband: Hervey + FITZWALTER
All the noble Butler families of Ireland are related, though the connections are not always clear. I have put all our ancestral Butlers on one long page. One historian of the family says they reproduced "like rabbits immune to myxomatosis." All are descended from Theobald FitzWalter, who participated in the first Norman invasion of Ireland and received the title "Chief Butler" from Henry II. (The word was usually spelled Boteler or Botillier at that time, and meant more or less what it means now; the "butler" was the wine steward of a noble family. Theobald was butler to Prince John (the future king) and accompanied him to Ireland in 1185. Wine cups appear on the family arms (above, Butler of Ormonde, the oldest version; there are many variations). The family has held some 25 noble titles, and still today hold five Irish titles.
The earliest known male-line ancestor is Walter Malet, who was in England soon after the Conquest and died in or after 1088. His son Hervey Malet (living in 1135) married a Becket, and their children were known at times by both surnames. Their son Hervey (or Hubert) FitzWalter Malet (died about 1190), married Maude de Valoines (daughter andof Theobald de Valoines, lord of Parham). We know of four sons: Roger, Hamo, Hubert (Archbishop of Canterbury 1193-1205) and Theobald, the "Butler" ancestor. There was also a daughter, name unknown, who married Sir Hugh Hussey and also had descendants in Ireland.1
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