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Jorge Torlades O'Neill (15 December 1817 (registered 1825), in
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, Encarnação – 18 November 1890), was the titular head of the Clanaboy O'Neill dynasty, whose family has been in
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since the 18th century.


Family

He was the second son who became the successor of the previous head José Maria O'Neill and wife Ludovina de Jesus Alves Solano, succeeding his older brother José Carlos O'Neill, who died unmarried and without issue. He was also the representative of the title of
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of Santa Mónica, in
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, after the death of his younger brother
Henrique O'Neill, 1st Viscount of Santa Mónica Henrique O'Neill, 1st Viscount of Santa Mónica (3 August 1823 – 6 November 1889) was a Portuguese writer, jurist and politician. Background Henrique O'Neill was born on 3 August 1823 in Lisbon. He was a son of José Maria O'Neill, the titula ...
unmarried and without issue.


Life

He was the Main
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of the ''Casa Comercial Torlades'',
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of
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,
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and
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in
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,
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and
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of the Order of Christ, and
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and
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of the Order of Our Lady of the Concepcion of Vila Viçosa,
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of the
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of
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, Officer of the Order of Leopold of
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and of the
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of
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,
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of the
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of
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, etc., and a personal friend of
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. He met
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during his visit to
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.''Sangue Velho Sangue Novo'', Manuel de Melo Correia, Instituto Português de Heráldica, 1.ª Edição, Lisboa, 1988, N.º 35 e N.º 146


Marriage and issue

He married in Lisbon, Encarnação, on 20 June 1846 his first cousin Carolina Teresa O'Neill (
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, Vitória, 5 January 1822 - Lisbon, 11 November 1893/1913), daughter of Joaquim Maria Torlades O'Neill and wife Joana Carolina de Brito e Cunha, and had two sons: * Jorge Torlades O'Neill II (Lisbon, Encarnação, 15 February 1849 - 11 February 1925) * Artur Torlades O'Neill (
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, São Sebastião da Pedreira, 15 December 1851 - 9 November 1880), married Maria da Glória de Brito de Carvalho Gorjão, daughter of Francisco Gorjão and wife ... de Brito de Carvalho, without issue


See also

*
Irish nobility The Irish nobility could be described as including persons who do, or historically did, fall into one or more of the following categories of nobility: * Gaelic nobility of Ireland: descendants in the male line of at least one historical grade ...
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Irish kings This page serves as an index of lists of kings of the Gaelic kingdoms of Ireland of the Early Medieval period The Early Middle Ages (or early medieval period), sometimes controversially referred to as the Dark Ages, is typically regarded b ...
*
Irish royal families Irish royal families were the dynasties that once ruled large "overkingdoms" and smaller petty kingdoms on the island of Ireland. Members of some of these families still own land and live in the same broad locations. Locality Significant kingdo ...
*
O'Neill (surname) O'Neill is an Irish surname derived from the Gaelic ''Ó Néill'' meaning "descendant of Niall". The Uí Néill dynasty were the foremost dynasty of Ulster, and all Ireland, from the 5th century throughout the medieval period, until the Flight ...
*
Uí Néill The Uí Néill (; meaning "descendants of Niall") are Irish dynasties that claim descent from Niall Noígíallach (Niall of the Nine Hostages), a historical King of Tara who is believed to have died around c. 405. They are generally divided ...
, the Irish Dynasty *
Ó Neill Dynasty Today The O'Neill dynasty (irish language, Irish: ''Ó Néill'') are a lineage of Irish people, Irish Gaels, Gaelic origin that held prominent positions and titles in Ireland and elsewhere. As kings of Cenél nEógain, they were historically one of t ...
*
O'Neill of Clannaboy The O'Neill dynasty ( Irish: ''Ó Néill'') are a lineage of Irish Gaelic origin that held prominent positions and titles in Ireland and elsewhere. As kings of Cenél nEógain, they were historically one of the most prominent family of the N ...


References


External links


Jorge Torlades O'Neill's Genealogy in a Portuguese Genealogical site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Oneill, Jorge Torlades, I 1817 births 1890 deaths Irish lords Portuguese diplomats Portuguese people of Irish descent Connachta O'Neill dynasty 19th-century Portuguese people Nobility from Lisbon Viscounts of Santa Mónica