Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond
id:
piers-butler-8th-earl-of-ormond-165-5069208
title:
Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond
text:
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.
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Irish earl (1467–1539)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piers_Butler,_8th_Earl_of_Ormond
date created:
2005-07-31T02:53:39Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T07:17:13Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q197540","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q197540"}
image:
{"content_url":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/58/House_Butler_Armorial_Bearings.jpg","width":430,"height":531}
fields total:
13
integrity:
16