Henrique O'Neill, 1st Viscount of Santa Mónica
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Henrique O'Neill, 1st Viscount of Santa Mónica (Lisbon
, 3 August 1823 - Lisbon, 6 November 1889) was a Portuguese
writer
, jurist
and politician
.
, the titular head of the Clanaboy O'Neill dynasty, whose family has been in Portugal
since the 18th century, and wife Ludovina de Jesus Alves Solano
. He descended from a most noble Irish
family that had fled to France
in the 17th century due to religious persecution and which then passed to Portugal
.
in Law
from the University of Coimbra, he left to go to Germany
soon after his graduation and there he lectured on Portuguese language
at the University of Göttingen. Invited by the Minister Martens Ferrão, then Minister of Justice, to come and lead one of the branches of his Ministry, he returned to Portugal, where he initiated his career as functionary which rapidly took him to Director-General
of Justice
, Honorary
Director-General
of Justice
Affairs, Honorary
Veador (Overseer
) of the Queen
Maria Pia of Savoy
and Preceptor
of then Prince Dom Carlos and his brother the Infante Dom Afonso
(Alvará of October 23, 1873, becoming integrated in the list of the residents of the Royal Household
), with the title of Officer
-Major of the Royal Household
. He was also Prosecutor
-General of the Crown and Treasury
and Overseer of Queen Dona Maria Pia
.
, de Castilho
and other worthies of the time, reached a position of a certain relief in Letters since he was a student, when he published poems in the Trovador, to which group he belonged. He translated and adapted the Fables of Lessing
and published Fabulário, In Memoriam, Feira da Ladra, and the Turra de Dois Caturras, all in out of the market editions.
, 309th Grand Cross
of the Royal Order of Our Lady of Concepcion of Vila Viçosa, of Portugal
, also Grand Cross
of the Imperial Order of the Rose
, of Brasil, and of the Royal Order of the Crown, of Italy
, Commander of the Légion d'honneur
, of France
, etc., Associate
of the Academia Real das Ciências de Lisboa and the Instituto de Coimbra. His title of 1st Viscount
of Santa Monica was conceded to him by Decree
dated 28 December 1876 of King
Luís I of Portugal
. He used the Arms of O'Neill plene.
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
, 3 August 1823 - Lisbon, 6 November 1889) was a Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
writer
Writer
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, jurist
Jurist
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and politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
.
Background
Henrique O'Neill was a son of José Maria O'NeillJosé Maria O'Neill
José Maria O'Neill , was the titular head of the Clanaboy O'Neill dynasty, whose family has been in Portugal since the 18th century.-Life:...
, the titular head of the Clanaboy O'Neill dynasty, whose family has been in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
since the 18th century, and wife Ludovina de Jesus Alves Solano
Solano
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. He descended from a most noble Irish
Irish people
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family that had fled to France
France
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in the 17th century due to religious persecution and which then passed to Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
.
Career
A BachelorBachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in Law
Law
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from the University of Coimbra, he left to go to Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
soon after his graduation and there he lectured on Portuguese language
Portuguese language
Portuguese is a Romance language that arose in the medieval Kingdom of Galicia, nowadays Galicia and Northern Portugal. The southern part of the Kingdom of Galicia became independent as the County of Portugal in 1095...
at the University of Göttingen. Invited by the Minister Martens Ferrão, then Minister of Justice, to come and lead one of the branches of his Ministry, he returned to Portugal, where he initiated his career as functionary which rapidly took him to Director-General
Director-general
The term director-general is a title given the highest executive officer within a governmental, statutory, NGO, third sector or not-for-profit institution.-European Union:...
of Justice
Justice
Justice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
, Honorary
Title of honor
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Director-General
Director-general
The term director-general is a title given the highest executive officer within a governmental, statutory, NGO, third sector or not-for-profit institution.-European Union:...
of Justice
Justice
Justice is a concept of moral rightness based on ethics, rationality, law, natural law, religion, or equity, along with the punishment of the breach of said ethics; justice is the act of being just and/or fair.-Concept of justice:...
Affairs, Honorary
Title of honor
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Veador (Overseer
Overseer
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) of the Queen
Queen consort
A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king. A queen consort usually shares her husband's rank and holds the feminine equivalent of the king's monarchical titles. Historically, queens consort do not share the king regnant's political and military powers. Most queens in history were queens consort...
Maria Pia of Savoy
Maria Pia of Savoy
Maria Pia of Savoy was a Portuguese Queen consort, spouse of King Luís I of Portugal. On the day of her baptism, Pope Pius IX, her godfather, gave her a Golden Rose. Maria Pia was married to Luís on the 6 October 1862 in Lisbon...
and Preceptor
Preceptor
A preceptor is a teacher responsible to uphold a certain law or tradition, a precept.-Christian military orders:A preceptor was historically in charge of a preceptory, the headquarters of certain orders of monastic Knights, such as the Knights Hospitaller and Knights Templar, within a given...
of then Prince Dom Carlos and his brother the Infante Dom Afonso
Infante Afonso, Duke of Porto
Afonso Henriques, Prince Royal of Portugal was a Portuguese prince of the House of Braganza, the son of King Luis I of Portugal and his wife, Maria Pia of Savoy.-Biography:...
(Alvará of October 23, 1873, becoming integrated in the list of the residents of the Royal Household
Royal Household
A Royal Household in ancient and medieval monarchies formed the basis for the general government of the country as well as providing for the needs of the sovereign and his relations....
), with the title of Officer
Officer (armed forces)
An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority. Commissioned officers derive authority directly from a sovereign power and, as such, hold a commission charging them with the duties and responsibilities of a specific office or position...
-Major of the Royal Household
Royal Household
A Royal Household in ancient and medieval monarchies formed the basis for the general government of the country as well as providing for the needs of the sovereign and his relations....
. He was also Prosecutor
Prosecutor
The prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the common law adversarial system, or the civil law inquisitorial system...
-General of the Crown and Treasury
Treasury
A treasury is either*A government department related to finance and taxation.*A place where currency or precious items is/are kept....
and Overseer of Queen Dona Maria Pia
Maria Pia of Savoy
Maria Pia of Savoy was a Portuguese Queen consort, spouse of King Luís I of Portugal. On the day of her baptism, Pope Pius IX, her godfather, gave her a Golden Rose. Maria Pia was married to Luís on the 6 October 1862 in Lisbon...
.
Other works
He was a very distinguished and literate person, who socialized with Alexandre HerculanoAlexandre Herculano
Alexandre Herculano de Carvalho e Araújo , was a Portuguese novelist and historian.-Early life:...
, de Castilho
Antonio Feliciano de Castilho
António Feliciano de Castilho, 1st Viscount of Castilho , Portuguese man of letters, born at Lisbon.He lost his sight at the age of six, but the devotion of his brother Augusto, and aided by a retentive memory, enabled him to go through his school and university course with success; and he acquired...
and other worthies of the time, reached a position of a certain relief in Letters since he was a student, when he published poems in the Trovador, to which group he belonged. He translated and adapted the Fables of Lessing
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing was a German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist, and art critic, and one of the most outstanding representatives of the Enlightenment era. His plays and theoretical writings substantially influenced the development of German literature...
and published Fabulário, In Memoriam, Feira da Ladra, and the Turra de Dois Caturras, all in out of the market editions.
Title, honours and decorations
He was a member of His Most Faithful Majesty's CouncilPrivy council
A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government. The word "privy" means "private" or "secret"; thus, a privy council was originally a committee of the monarch's closest advisors to give confidential advice on...
, 309th Grand Cross
Grand Cross
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of the Royal Order of Our Lady of Concepcion of Vila Viçosa, of Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
, also Grand Cross
Grand Cross
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of the Imperial Order of the Rose
Order of the Rose
The Imperial Order of the Rose is an Brazilian order of chivalry, instituted by Emperor Pedro I of Brazil on 17 October 1829 to commemorate his marriage to Amélie of Leuchtenberg....
, of Brasil, and of the Royal Order of the Crown, of Italy
Italy
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, Commander of the Légion d'honneur
Légion d'honneur
The Legion of Honour, or in full the National Order of the Legion of Honour is a French order established by Napoleon Bonaparte, First Consul of the Consulat which succeeded to the First Republic, on 19 May 1802...
, of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, etc., Associate
Associate
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of the Academia Real das Ciências de Lisboa and the Instituto de Coimbra. His title of 1st Viscount
Viscount
A viscount or viscountess is a member of the European nobility whose comital title ranks usually, as in the British peerage, above a baron, below an earl or a count .-Etymology:...
of Santa Monica was conceded to him by Decree
Decree
A decree is a rule of law issued by a head of state , according to certain procedures . It has the force of law...
dated 28 December 1876 of King
King
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Luís I of Portugal
Luís I of Portugal
|-...
. He used the Arms of O'Neill plene.
Personal life
He died unmarried and without issue. The representation of his title went to his older surviving brother Jorge Torlades O'Neill I.See also
- Irish kingsIrish kingsThis page serves as an index of lists of kings of the Gaelic kingdoms of Ireland of the Early Medieval period.*List of High Kings of Ireland*Kings of Ailech*Kings of Airgíalla*Kings of Brega*Kings of Breifne*Kings of Connacht*Kings of Dál nAraidi...
- Irish nobilityIrish nobilityThis article concerns the Gaelic nobility of Ireland from ancient to modern times. It only partly overlaps with Chiefs of the Name because it excludes Scotland and other discussion...
- Irish royal familiesIrish Royal FamiliesThe Irish Royal Families were dynasties who ruled large overkingdoms and smaller petty kingdoms on the island of Ireland over the last two millennia.-Locality:...
- O'Neill of Clannaboy
- Ó Neill Dynasty Today
- O'Neill (surname)O'Neill (surname)The O'Neill dynasty is a group of families that have held prominent positions and titles throughout European history. The O'Neills take their name from Niall Glúndub, an early 10th century High King of Ireland from the Cenél nEógain...
- Uí NéillUí NéillThe Uí Néill are Irish and Scottish dynasties who claim descent from Niall Noigiallach , an historical King of Tara who died about 405....
, the Irish Dynasty