Mary Butler
British noble;
About Mary Butler
Lived 1689 – 1713 (aged 23–24).
Lady Mary Butler (1689 – 2 January 1713) was the second daughter of the 2nd Duke of Ormonde by his second wife Mary, daughter of Henry Somerset, 1st Duke of Beaufort. She was born at Kilkenny Castle in Ireland.
She married John, 3rd Baron Ashburnham,
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."
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Who was Mary Butler?
British noble; (1689-1713)
When was Mary Butler born?
Mary Butler was born in 1689.
When did Mary Butler die?
Mary Butler died on 2 January 1713.
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