# Thomas Butler, Viscount Thurles

> Thomas Butler, Viscount Thurles was the son and heir apparent of Walter Butler, 11th Earl of Ormond (1559-1633), whom he predeceased. He lived at the Westgate Castle in Thurles, County Tipperary. He was accused of treason but drowned in a shipwreck off the Skerries in the Irish Sea, before he could be judged. He was the father of the Irish statesman and Royalist commander James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde.

*Irish viscount (1596-1619)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/thomas-butler-viscount-thurles

## Identity
- **Country:** Ireland
- **Born:** 1596
- **Died:** 1619-12-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Thomas Butler, Viscount Thurles was the son and heir apparent of Walter Butler, 11th Earl of Ormond (1559-1633), whom he predeceased. He lived at the Westgate Castle in Thurles, County Tipperary. He was accused of treason but drowned in a shipwreck off the Skerries in the Irish Sea, before he could be judged. He was the father of the Irish statesman and Royalist commander James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 38.8 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 31.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Thomas Butler, Viscount Thurles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Butler%2C_Viscount_Thurles)
- [Thomas Butler, visconte di Thurles](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Butler%2C_visconte_di_Thurles)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q245836)

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