Don Hugo O'Donnell

O'Donnell

O'Donnell , which is derived from the forename Domhnaill were an ancient and powerful Irish family, kings, princes, and lords of Tír Chonaill in early times, and the chief allies and sometimes...

(born September 29, 1948) is the Duke of Tetuan, a Spanish

Spain

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 noble title commemorating the conquest of Tetuan in Morocco

Morocco

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, by his ancestor, Leopoldo O'Donnell y Jorris, 1st Duque de Tetuan and former Prime Minister of Spain

Prime Minister of Spain

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, in the mid-19th century. He is known as S.E. Don Hugo O'Donnell y Duque de Estrada, and his succession to his father, Don Leopoldo O'Donnell y Lara, as Duke of Tetuan and Grandee

Grandee

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 of Spain, was confirmed per decree BOE 240 of October 7, 2005 issued by the Ministry of Justice in Madrid

Madrid

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. He is the recognised Tánaiste

Tanistry

Tanistry was a Gaelic system for passing on titles and lands. In this system the Tanist was the office of heir-apparent, or second-in-command, among the Gaelic patrilineal dynasties of Ireland, Scotland and Man, to succeed to the chieftainship or to the kingship.-Origins:The Tanist was chosen from...

 (or heir apparent) to The O'Donnell of Tyrconnell, Prince

Prince

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 and Chief of the Name of the O'Donnell

O'Donnell

O'Donnell , which is derived from the forename Domhnaill were an ancient and powerful Irish family, kings, princes, and lords of Tír Chonaill in early times, and the chief allies and sometimes...

s, who is a retired Franciscan priest, Fr. Hugh O'Donel, and whom he will succeed as Chief of the Name, according to the books by authors Berresford Ellis and Curley referenced below. Don Hugo is an active member of the Clan Association of the O'Donnells of Tyrconnell (of Ireland

Ireland

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), and is a Knight of Malta. Don Hugo is also a naval historian, and former naval commander and Minister for the Marine in Spain. He is also a member of the Royal Academy of History (Real Academia de la Historia

Real Academia de la Historia

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) in Spain.

Selected bibliography

• Erin’s Blood Royal – The Gaelic Noble Dynasties of Ireland, by Peter Berresford Ellis, Constable, London, 1999, (pages 251-258 on the O’Donel, Prince of Tirconnell).
• Vanishing Kingdoms - The Irish Chiefs and Their Families, by Walter J. P. Curley (former US Ambassador to Ireland), with foreword by Charles Lysaght
  Charles Lysaght
  Charles Lysaght is an Irish lawyer, author and journalist. He is the foremost writer of obituaries in Ireland.-Legal career:Lysaght was educated at Cambridge University and qualified as a barrister at the King's Inns, Dublin, and then at Lincoln's Inn in London...
  
  , published by The Lilliput Press, Dublin, 2004 [ISBN 1-84351-055-3 & ISBN 1-84351-056-1]. (Chapter on O'Donnell of Tyrconnell, page 59).

External links

• Official O'Donnell Clan website
• http://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/autor?codigo=97902 Referenced works by Hugo O'Donnell y Duque de Estrada, Duke of Tetuan

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