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About Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond
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. He regained it after Boleyn's death in 1538.
Everything about Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Lord Deputy of Ireland
- Citizenship
- Lordship of Ireland
- Born
- 1467
- Died
- August 25, 1539