Hugo O'Donnell y Duque de Estrada, 7th Duke of Tetuán, GE, OM (born 29 September 1948), is a Spanish peer and historian who was the vice president of the

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, censor of the

Real Academia de la Historia The Real Academia de la Historia (RAH, 'Royal Academy of History') is a Spanish institution in Madrid that studies history "ancient and modern, political, civil, ecclesiastical, military, scientific, of letters and arts, that is to say, the diff ...

, and elect member of the

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Life

He succeeded his father, Leopoldo O'Donnell y Lara, as

Duke of Tetuán Duke of Tetuán ( es, Duque de Tetuán) is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Spain, accompanied by the dignity of Grandee and granted in 1860 by Isabella II to Leopoldo O'Donnell, 1st Count of Lucena and Prime Minister of Spain for several l ...

and

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(confirmed by Ministry of Justice in

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: BOE 240 dated 7 October 2005). The title commemorates the conquest of Tetuan in

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in the mid-19th century by his ancestor, Leopoldo O'Donnell y Jorris, 1st Duke of Tetuán and

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. He is the recognised ''

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'' (heir apparent) to The

O'Donnell of Tyrconnell The O'Donnell dynasty ( ga, Ó Dónaill or ''Ó Domhnaill,'' ''Ó Doṁnaill'' ''or Ua Domaill;'' meaning "descendant of Dónal") were the dominant Irish clan of the kingdom of Tyrconnell, Ulster, in medieval Ireland. Naming conventions Or ...

, Prince and

Chief of the Name The Chief of the Name, or in older English usage Captain of his Nation, is the recognised head of a family or clan (''fine'' in Irish and Scottish Gaelic). The term has sometimes been used as a title in Ireland and Scotland. In Ireland In Eliza ...

of the

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s, who is a retired Franciscan priest, Fr. Hugh O'Donel, and whom he will succeed as Chief of the Name, according to authors

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and

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referenced below. The duke is an active member of the Clan Association of the O'Donnells of

Tyrconnell Tyrconnell (), also spelled Tirconnell, was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County Donegal, which has sometimes been called ''County Tyrconnell''. At times it also included parts of County Fermanagh, Cou ...

(of

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), and he is a

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. The duke is a naval historian, and also a former naval commander and Minister for the Marine in Spain. He was elected to ''medalla nº 2'' of the

on 22 June 2001, and he took up his seat on 1 February 2004.

Marriage and issue

The duke is married to Maria de la Asunción Armada y Díez de Rivera. Together, they had four children: #Carlos Leopoldo O'Donnell, 15th Marquess of Altamira and Grandee of Spain (born 1974) #Maria Fuencisla O'Donnell (born 1975) #Hugo José O'Donnell, 9th Marquess of las Salinas (born 1979) #Alfonso O'Donnell, 7th

Count of Lucena {{Use dmy dates, date=April 2022 Count of Lucena (''Condado de Lucena'') is a Spanish hereditary comital title conferred on General Leopoldo O'Donnell y Joris by Queen Isabella II of Spain, on 25 July 1847. It was granted to him after defeating ca ...

(born 1984)

References

Bibliography

* Curley, Walter J. P., with foreword by

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(2004). ''Vanishing Kingdoms. The Irish Chiefs and Their Families''. Dublin: Lilliput Press; chapter on O'Donnell of Tyrconnell, p. 59. & * Ellis, Peter Berresford (1999). ''Erin’s Blood Royal. The Gaelic Noble Dynasties of Ireland''. London: Constable; pages 251–258 on the O'Donel, Prince of Tirconnell

External links

Official O'Donnell Clan website
Referenced works by Hugo O'Donnell y Duque de Estrada, Duke of Tetuán
Don Hugo learns the Irish Language
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Life

Marriage and issue

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