Thurles succeeded as the 9th Earl of Ormond and was confirmed by Act of Parliament, 6 November 1541, in the Earldom of Ormond, with the pre-eminence of the original earls.
Thurles became the 9th Earl of Ormond and was officially acknowledged by an Act of Parliament on November 6, 1541, in the Earldom of Ormond, maintaining the seniority of the original earls.