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Piers Butler, VIII Conde de Ormond, I Conde de Ossory (1467- 26 de agosto de 1539) también conocido como (irlandés Piers Ruadh) Piers el Rojo, miembro de los Butler Polestown de Irlanda.
Piers Butler, VIII Conde de Ormond, I Conde de Ossory (1467- 26 de agosto de 1539) también conocido como ( irlandés Piers Ruadh) Piers el Rojo, miembro de los Butler Polestown de Irlanda.
On the death of Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormonde on 3 August 1515, Piers Butler became the 8th Earl of Ormond. In March 1522, Henry VIII appointed him Chief Governor of Ireland as Lord Deputy; he held this office until August 1524 when he was succeeded by Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare.
Piers Butler, 8th earl of Ormonde was a leading member of the Butler family in Ireland; he claimed the earldom in 1515, seized the estates, and revived the Butler influence. A cousin of the 7th earl (Thomas Butler), who died without issue, Piers Butler fought for the English against the rebel Irish.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Piers Butler, octavo conde de Ormond, primer conde de Ossory ( c. 1467 – 1539) también conocido como Red Piers ( Piers Ruadh irlandés), era de la rama de Polestown de la familia Butler de Irlanda.
Piers Butler was 1st cousin twice removed of Thomas Butler, 7th Earl of Ormond (common ancestor James, 3rd Earl). Upon Thomas' death on 3 August 1515, Piers Butler eventually became the 8th Earl, but not without great difficulty. Henry VIII appointed Piers as Lord Deputy of Ireland from 1522 to 1524.
12 de nov. de 2015 · Piers [Butler], 8th Earl of Ormonde later 1st Earl of Ossory. born c 1467, mar. c 1485 Lady Margaret FitzGerald, “the Great Countess” (d. 9 Aug 1542; bur. with her husband in the Church of St Canice, Kilkenny), 2nd dau. of Gerald [FitzGerald], 8th Earl of Kildare, by his first wife Alison FitzEustace, dau. by his second wife of ...
