Lady Mary Butler

Lady Mary Butler (1689 – 2 January 1713) was the second daughter of the 2nd Duke of Ormonde and maternally a granddaughter of the 1st Duke of Beaufort.[1] She was born at Kilkenny Castle in Ireland.

She married John, 3rd Baron Ashburnham,[1] on 21 October 1710, and died two years later in childbirth.

She was Jonathan Swift's "greatest favourite"; he wrote "I am in excessive concern for her death, I hardly knew a more valuable person on all accounts."

References

  1. ^ a b Handley, Stuart. "Butler, James, second duke of Ormond (1665–1745)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/4193. Ossory married Lady Mary Somerset (1664/5–1733), daughter of Henry Somerset, first duke of Beaufort. ... two daughters reached adulthood, ... Mary (1689/90–1713), who married John, third Baron Ashburnham (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)


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