James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormonde was born circa 1305.
He was the son of Sir Edmond Butler and Lady Joan FitzGerald.
He married Eleanor de Bohun, daughter of Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford and Lady Elizabeth Plantagenet, in 1327.
He died on 6 January 1337.
He gained the title of 1st Earl of Ormonde on 2 November 1328.
Children of James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormonde and Eleanor de Bohun
1. Petronilla Butler d. 1387
2. James Butler, 2nd Earl of Ormonde d. 18 Oct 1382