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| | BUTLER |
 | | He engineered the marriage of Black Tom's daughter/heiress, Elizabeth Butler, with one of his own Scottish favorites, Richard Preston, made him Earl of Desmond, awarded her, instead of Walter, most of the Ormond estates, deprived Walter of his ancient palatine rights and clapped him into prison for 8 years on his refusal to submit. |
 | | Eventually in 1633, Walter was released, died at Carrick, and was buried in St Canice's. |
 | | He refused the Garter, fought Cromwell, shared the privations of exile with Charles II and then, after the Restoration, was created both an English and Irish Duke, accepted the Garter, held peerages in England, Ireland and Scotland and was Privy Councillor of all three countries. |
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