Piers Butler, 8th Earl Of Ormond
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 486 years ago |
| Born | Kilkenny |
| Ireland | |
| Date of died | August 26,1539 |
| Died | Kilkenny |
| Ireland | |
| Earl of Ormond | 1515-1539 |
| Spouse | Margaret Butler, Countess of Ormond |
| Parents | James Butler of Polestown |
| Children | Richard Butler, 1st Viscount Mountgarret |
| James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond | |
| Grandchildren | Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond |
| Great grandchild | Walter Butler, 11th Earl of Ormond |
| Founded | Kilkenny College |
| Grandparents | Edmund MacRichard Butler |
| Giles O'Carroll | |
| Date of birth | January 1,1467 |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1071947 |
Piers Butler, 8th Earl Of Ormond Life story
Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond, 1st Earl of Ossory also known as Red Piers, was from the Polestown branch of the Butler family of Ireland. In the succession crisis at the death of Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond he succeeded to the earldom as heir male, but lost the title in 1528 to Thomas Boleyn.
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