Elizabeth Preston, Countess of Desmond
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. Her marriage and inheritance were manipulated by James I to keep Black Tom's inheritance out of the hands of his Catholic successor, Walter of the beads and bring them into the hands of his Scottish favourite Richard Preston, Lord Dingwall.
Elizabeth Preston | |
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| Countess of Desmond | |
| Born | c. 1585 |
| Died | 10 October 1628 |
| Spouse(s) | Richard Preston, 1st Earl of Desmond |
| Issue Detail | Elizabeth Butler, Duchess of Ormond |
| Father | Thomas Butler, 10th Earl of Ormond |
| Mother | Elizabeth Sheffield |
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