Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond

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Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond, was a prominent Anglo-Irish nobleman of the Tudor era, closely connected to the English court and influential in Irish political affairs.

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instanceOf Anglo-Irish nobleman
Earl
member of the Butler dynasty
nobleman
allegiance Kingdom of England
associatedWith County Kilkenny
County Tipperary
birthPlace Kilkenny Castle
birthYear 1531
burialPlace St Canice's Cathedral, Kilkenny
category 16th-century Irish people
17th-century Irish people
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Ireland
courtierOf Elizabeth I of England
deathPlace London
linked to: London, England
deathYear 1614
educatedAt English court
era Tudor period
ethnicGroup Anglo-Irish
familyName Butler
father James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond
givenName Thomas
heldTitleFrom 1546
heldTitleUntil 1614
languageSpoken English
Irish
memberOf House of Butler
monarchServed Elizabeth I of England
James I of England
linked to: James VI and I
mother Joan Fitzgerald, Countess of Ormond
nobleRank Earl
nobleTitle 10th Earl of Ormond
3rd Earl of Ossory
notableFor influence in Irish political affairs during the Tudor era
loyalty to the English Crown in Ireland
role in the Desmond Rebellions
positionHeld Lord General of the Army in Munster
Lord Lieutenant of County Kilkenny
Lord Treasurer of Ireland
Privy Councillor in Ireland
predecessor James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond
religion Anglicanism
Roman Catholicism
residence Kilkenny Castle
Ormond Palace, Thomas Court, Dublin
spouse Elizabeth Berkeley
Elizabeth Sheffield
successor Walter Butler, 11th Earl of Ormond

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House of Butler notableMember Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond
Earl of Ormond notableHolder Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond
Butler family notableMember Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond
Lord High Treasurer of Ireland officeHolder Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond
House of Ormond notableMember Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond
Ormond, Ireland associatedWithPerson Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond
James Butler, 9th Earl of Ormond child Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond
Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond nobleTitle 10th Earl of Ormond
linked to: Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond