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Butler is a surname that has been associated with many different places and people. It can be either: * an English occupational name that originally denoted a servant in charge of the wine cellar, from the Norman French word ''butuiller''.〔 It eventually came to be used to describe a servant of high responsibility in a noble household, mostly leaving behind its association with the supply of wine.〔 * in Ireland, a noble family and dynasty〔 * a German surname, originating in Prussia before the 11th century, that gained notoriety in the High Middle Ages. * an Anglicisation of the French surname Boutilier, Bouthillier,〔〔 a cognate of the English name. The surname “Butler” was originated in the 12th century by Theobald le Botiller FitzWalter (Lord of Preston). Lord FitzWalter accompanied King John to Ireland to help secure Norman areas. When men whom Walter led killed Dermot MacCarthy, prince of Desmond, Walter was granted land holdings of Baggotrath, County Dublin, and the Stein River lands around what is now Trinity College Dublin. He was also given an important fief, on which Walter both founded an abbey and established his Irish seat. Upon returning to England, King John endowed Walter with the hereditary office "Butler to the Lord of Ireland" in 1177; some evidence indicates that he was also dubbed "Butler of Ireland". As such, he had the right to pour the King's wine. This title can be defined as Governor by today's standards. His son, Theobalde Butler, was the first to hold the name and pass it to his descendants. Walter's grandson was James Butler, 1st Earl of Ormonde.〔"Butler", ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', 1911 edition. (Available online. ) Also see The Carey Estate BCM/H (), Berkeley Castle Muniments, U.K. National Archives, (available online. ) (Archived by WebCite. ); (National Archive Record MS 613, f. 21 ); (National Archive Record MS 613, f. 30 ).〕 Kilkenny Castle was the main seat of the Butler family. == Notable people with the surname Butler == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Butler (surname)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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