John Butler, 12th Baron Dunboyne

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John Butler, 12th Baron Dunboyne, was an 18th-century Irish Roman Catholic bishop who became notable for renouncing his clerical vows in an attempt to secure a legitimate heir, a rare and controversial act for a prelate of his time.

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12th Baron Dunboyne 2
John Butler, 12th Baron Dunboyne canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish nobleman ⓘ
Roman Catholic bishop ⓘ
human ⓘ
peer of Ireland ⓘ
centuryOfActivity 18th century ⓘ
controversy abandoning celibate clerical life for marriage ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ
ethnicGroup Irish ⓘ
familyName Butler ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
historicalRegion Ireland ⓘ
historicalSignificance example of conflict between dynastic succession and clerical celibacy ⓘ
jurisdiction Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne ⓘ
Roman Catholic Diocese of Cork ⓘ
maritalStatus married ⓘ
memberOf Irish Catholic episcopate ⓘ
motive desire to produce a legitimate heir ⓘ
nobleFamily Butler dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Butler family
nobleTitle Baron Dunboyne ⓘ
notableFor being a Roman Catholic bishop who resigned and married ⓘ
controversial departure from episcopal office in the 18th century ⓘ
renouncing clerical vows to secure a legitimate heir ⓘ
occupation bishop ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
ordinalInTitle 12th Baron Dunboyne ⓘ
positionHeld Bishop of Cloyne ⓘ
Bishop of Cork ⓘ
religion Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
socialClass Irish peerage ⓘ
sphereOfInfluence Irish Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
Irish aristocracy ⓘ
titleHeld 12th Baron Dunboyne ⓘ

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Butler → hasNotableBearer → John Butler, 12th Baron Dunboyne ⓘ
John Butler, 12th Baron Dunboyne → ordinalInTitle → 12th Baron Dunboyne ⓘ
linked to: John Butler, 12th Baron Dunboyne
John Butler, 12th Baron Dunboyne → titleHeld → 12th Baron Dunboyne ⓘ
linked to: John Butler, 12th Baron Dunboyne