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... Wikipedia
Born: 1467, Kilkenny, Ireland
Died: August 26, 1539 (age 72 years), Kilkenny, Ireland
Great grandchildren: Walter Butler, 11th Earl of Ormond, Piers FitzThomas Butler, Richard Butler, 3rd Viscount Mountgarret, and more
Parents: James Butler of Polestown
Grandparents: Edmund MacRichard Butler and Giles O'Carroll
Spouse: Margaret Butler, Countess of Ormond (m. 1485–1539)