# Theobald Butler, 1st Viscount Butler of Tulleophelim

Theobald Butler, 1st Viscount Butler of Tulleophelim (died December 1613), was an Irish peer.

## Birth and origins

Theobald was the son of Sir Edmund Butler by the Honourable Eleanor Eustace, daughter of Rowland Eustace, 2nd Viscount Baltinglass. James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormonde, was his grandfather, and Sir Thomas Butler, 1st Baronet, of Cloughgrenan, his younger brother. He was raised to the Peerage of Ireland as Viscount Butler of Tulleophelim, in the County of Carlow. In 1605 he was appointed Governor of County Carlow.
Family tree :
| | | Piers 8th Earl 1467–1539 | Piers 8th Earl 1467–1539 | Piers 8th Earl 1467–1539 | Piers 8th Earl 1467–1539 | Piers 8th Earl 1467–1539 | Piers 8th Earl 1467–1539 | | | Margaret FitzGerald c. 1473 – 1542 | Margaret FitzGerald c. 1473 – 1542 | Margaret FitzGerald c. 1473 – 1542 | Margaret FitzGerald c. 1473 – 1542 | Margaret FitzGerald c. 1473 – 1542 | Margaret FitzGerald c. 1473 – 1542 | | | James 10th Earl d. 1529 | James 10th Earl d. 1529 | James 10th Earl d. 1529 | James 10th Earl d. 1529 | James 10th Earl d. 1529 | James 10th Earl d. 1529 | | | Amy O'Brien | Amy O'Brien | Amy O'Brien | Amy O'Brien | Amy O'Brien | Amy O'Brien |
| | | | | | | James 9th Earl 1496–1546 | James 9th Earl 1496–1546 | James 9th Earl 1496–1546 | James 9th Earl 1496–1546 | James 9th Earl 1496–1546 | James 9th Earl 1496–1546 | | | Joan FitzGerald d. 1565 | Joan FitzGerald d. 1565 | Joan FitzGerald d. 1565 | Joan FitzGerald d. 1565 | Joan FitzGerald d. 1565 | Joan FitzGerald d. 1565 | | | Gerald 14th Earl c. 1533 – 1583 Rebel Earl | Gerald 14th Earl c. 1533 – 1583 Rebel Earl | Gerald 14th Earl c. 1533 – 1583 Rebel Earl | Gerald 14th Earl c. 1533 – 1583 Rebel Earl | Gerald 14th Earl c. 1533 – 1583 Rebel Earl | Gerald 14th Earl c. 1533 – 1583 Rebel Earl |
| Thomas 10th Earl c. 1531 – 1614 Black Tom | Thomas 10th Earl c. 1531 – 1614 Black Tom | Thomas 10th Earl c. 1531 – 1614 Black Tom | Thomas 10th Earl c. 1531 – 1614 Black Tom | Thomas 10th Earl c. 1531 – 1614 Black Tom | Thomas 10th Earl c. 1531 – 1614 Black Tom | | | Edmund of Cloughgrenan 1534–1602 | Edmund of Cloughgrenan 1534–1602 | Edmund of Cloughgrenan 1534–1602 | Edmund of Cloughgrenan 1534–1602 | Edmund of Cloughgrenan 1534–1602 | Edmund of Cloughgrenan 1534–1602 | | | Eleanor Eustace | Eleanor Eustace | Eleanor Eustace | Eleanor Eustace | Eleanor Eustace | Eleanor Eustace | | | | | | | | | John of Kilcash d. 1570 | John of Kilcash d. 1570 | John of Kilcash d. 1570 | John of Kilcash d. 1570 | John of Kilcash d. 1570 | John of Kilcash d. 1570 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Theobald Viscount Tulleophelim d. 1613 | Theobald Viscount Tulleophelim d. 1613 | Theobald Viscount Tulleophelim d. 1613 | Theobald Viscount Tulleophelim d. 1613 | Theobald Viscount Tulleophelim d. 1613 | Theobald Viscount Tulleophelim d. 1613 | | | Elizabeth Butler c. 1585 – 1628 | Elizabeth Butler c. 1585 – 1628 | Elizabeth Butler c. 1585 – 1628 | Elizabeth Butler c. 1585 – 1628 | Elizabeth Butler c. 1585 – 1628 | Elizabeth Butler c. 1585 – 1628 | | | Richard Preston 1st Earl Desmond d. 1628 | Richard Preston 1st Earl Desmond d. 1628 | Richard Preston 1st Earl Desmond d. 1628 | Richard Preston 1st Earl Desmond d. 1628 | Richard Preston 1st Earl Desmond d. 1628 | Richard Preston 1st Earl Desmond d. 1628 | | | Walter 11th Earl 1559–1633 'Beads' | Walter 11th Earl 1559–1633 'Beads' | Walter 11th Earl 1559–1633 'Beads' | Walter 11th Earl 1559–1633 'Beads' | Walter 11th Earl 1559–1633 'Beads' | Walter 11th Earl 1559–1633 'Beads' |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thomas Viscount Thurles d. 1619 d.v.p.* | Thomas Viscount Thurles d. 1619 d.v.p.* | Thomas Viscount Thurles d. 1619 d.v.p.* | Thomas Viscount Thurles d. 1619 d.v.p.* | Thomas Viscount Thurles d. 1619 d.v.p.* | Thomas Viscount Thurles d. 1619 d.v.p.* |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Elizabeth Preston 1615–1684 | Elizabeth Preston 1615–1684 | Elizabeth Preston 1615–1684 | Elizabeth Preston 1615–1684 | Elizabeth Preston 1615–1684 | Elizabeth Preston 1615–1684 | | | James 1st Duke 1610–1688 | James 1st Duke 1610–1688 | James 1st Duke 1610–1688 | James 1st Duke 1610–1688 | James 1st Duke 1610–1688 | James 1st Duke 1610–1688 | | | Richard of Kilcash 1615–1701 | Richard of Kilcash 1615–1701 | Richard of Kilcash 1615–1701 | Richard of Kilcash 1615–1701 | Richard of Kilcash 1615–1701 | Richard of Kilcash 1615–1701 |
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## Viscount

Butler was created Viscount Butler of Tulleophelim by letter patent on 4 August 1603.

## Marriage

Lord Butler of Tulleophelim married his first cousin Elizabeth Butler, daughter of Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond, in 1603. There were no children from the marriage. He died in December 1613, when the viscountcy became extinct. The dowager Viscountess Butler of Tulleophelim married as her second husband Richard Preston, 1st Earl of Desmond. She died in October 1628.

## Death and Timeline

Viscount Butler of Tulleophelim died in January 1613.