Lady Margaret Butler Lady Margaret Butler (c. 1454 – 1539) was an Irish noblewoman, the daughter and co-heiress of Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond.  She married Sir William Boleyn and through her eldest son Sir Thomas Boleyn, was the paternal grandmother of Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII of England.Life: She was born at Kilkenny Castle in County Kilkenny, Ireland, the daughter of Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond and Anne Hankford. Her paternal grandparents were James Butler,...