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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 |
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.