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Record Number:
46892
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Title:
Butler, Lady Margaret
Source:
Dictionary of Irish Biography Edited by James McGuire and James Quinn. Cambridge University Press, 2009. Available open access from the Dictionary of Irish Biography, a project of the Royal Irish Academy:
https://www.dib.ie/biography/butler-lady-margaret-a1269
Description:
Countess of Ormond. Daughter of Gerald FitzGerald, earl of Kildare, and married to Piers Butler, connected to the earl of Ormand. She is known for her ambition and political skills in the couple’s successful struggle for power including the overthrow of her natal family.
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Encyclopedia
Subject
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:
Butler, Margaret, Wife of Piers Butler, Earl of Ormond
Countesses
FitzGerald, Anglo-Norman Family
Ireland
Marriage
Noble Women
Politics
Revenge
Women in Active Roles
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Geographic Area:
British Isles
Century:
15- 16
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Author's Affiliation:
Dictionary of Irish Biography
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Year of Publication:
2009.
Language:
English
ISSN/ISBN:
Not Available