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Elizabeth Preston, Countess of Desmond and 2nd Baroness Dingwall (née Butler; c. 1585 – 1628) was the only daughter of Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond, called Black Tom, a lone Protestant in his Catholic Old English family.
Elizabeth Butler, Duchess of Ormond and 2nd Baroness Dingwall (née Preston; 1615–1684) reunited the Ormond estate as her maternal grandfather, Black Tom, 10th Earl of Ormond had it, by marrying James Butler, later Duke of Ormond, her second cousin once removed.
Apr 28, 2022 · Six months later he fell in love with his cousin, Elizabeth Preston, the sole daughter and heir of Richard, earl of Besmond, and Elizabeth Butler, the daughter of his grandfather's brother, Earl Thomas.
Jan 6, 2023 · Elizabeth Butler, née Preston (1615–84), had inherited, through her mother (daughter and heir to the 10th Earl of Ormonde), more than half of the Ormonde estate, including Kilkenny Castle. Her marriage to her second cousin, James Butler, Viscount Thurles, reunited the estate and title when he became 12th Earl.
Mar 5, 2012 · THE COUNTESS OF DESMOND. Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 March 2012. Louisa Stuart Costello. Chapter. Get access. Cite. Summary. T he chief interest attached to this singular lady, is her repute for extreme old age, in which she divides the palm with that “old, old, very old man,” the famous Thomas Parr, who was her contemporary.
Elizabeth, Countess of Desmond was buried in St Paul's chapel in Westminster Abbey on 17th March 1629 but she has no marker. She was the only surviving child of Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond and 3rd Earl of Ossory by his second wife Elizabeth (daughter of John 2nd Lord Sheffield).
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Elizabeth Preston, Countess of Desmond and 2nd Baroness Dingwall (née Butler; c. 1585 – 1628) was the only daughter of Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond, called Black Tom, a lone Protestant in his Catholic Old English family.
