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Hugh O'Donnell (died 1625)
Captain Hugh O'Donnell (; June 1605 – 1625) was an Irish-born soldier who served in the first Irish regiment of the Spanish military. He was the son of Gaelic nobles Cathbarr O'Donnell and Rosa O'Doherty, and took part in the Flight of the Earls. He fought in the Eighty Years' War and died in the Siege of Breda, aged 19. Family background and early life Hugh O'Donnell was born in June 1605. He was descended from the O'Donnell clan of Tyrconnell, a Gaelic kingdom associated with County Donegal. His father Cathbarr was the youngest son of Hugh McManus O'Donnell, who ruled as Lord of Tyrconnell from 1566 to 1592. Cathbarr served with his elder brothers Hugh Roe, Rory and Manus during the Nine Years' War, which ended with the Irish confederacy's surrender in 1603. Hugh's mother, Rosa O'Doherty, was a daughter of Sean O'Doherty of Inishowen and brother of Cahir O'Doherty. Cathbarr also had an illegitimate son, named Conn, with another woman. According to Darren McGett ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh O'Donnell, 2nd Earl Of Tyrconnell
General Hugh Albert O'Donnell, 2nd Earl of Tyrconnell ( October 1606 – 1 July 1642), was an Irish-Spanish nobleman, descended from the O'Donnell clan of Tyrconnell, who served in the Spanish military. The only son of Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, he was eleven months old when he participated in the Flight of the Earls, leaving Ireland never to return. He was naturalised as a Spanish subject in 1633 and fought in the Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659). After his extended family settled in Catholic Europe, O'Donnell was raised at St Anthony's College in the Spanish Netherlands. He assumed the name Albert for his confirmation in honour of the Archduke of Austria, and was a page to the Infanta Isabella. As O'Donnell matured, he took on a leadership role amongst his family of refugees. He began a military career and in 1625 he was made a captain of a company of Spanish cavalry. O'Donnell was a key supporter of a proposed Spanish invasion of Ireland in 1627, but the inva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manus O'Donnell (died 1600)
Manus O'Donnell (; – October 1600) was an Irish nobleman and member of the O'Donnell dynasty. Manus was born , the third son of Hugh McManus O'Donnell, Irish Gaelic Lord of Tyrconnell, and his second wife Iníon Dubh. Manus had two older brothers, Hugh Roe and Rory, and a younger brother Cathbarr. He also had several sisters – Nuala, Mary and Margaret. Manus was wounded by his loyalist cousin Niall Garve O'Donnell during the Battle of Lifford. He was brought back to Donegal, where he died. He was buried in Donegal Abbey Donegal Abbey (Irish: ''Mainistir Dhún na nGall'') is a ruined Franciscan Priory in Donegal in Ireland. It was constructed by the O'Donnell dynasty in the fifteenth century and remained a center of Classical Christian education even after its .... References Notes Citations Sources * * * * * *{{Cite book , last=O'Sullivan Beare , first=Philip , author-link=Philip O'Sullivan Beare , url=https://celt.ucc.ie/published/T100060.html , titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shane O'Neill (Irish Exile)
Colonel Shane O'Neill, 3rd Earl of Tyrone (; ; also anglicised ''John O'Neill''; 18 October 1599 – 29 January 1641) was an Irish-born nobleman, soldier and member of the Spanish nobility who primarily lived and served in Continental Europe. He fought in the Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659) and the Reapers' War. Shane was born during the Irish Nine Years' War, the son of Irish confederate leader Hugh O'Neill. Shane and his extended family permanently left Ireland in 1607 due to hostility from the English government. Shane grew up in the Spanish Netherlands. By 1610 he was his father's eldest surviving son, and he eventually moved to Spain to serve in the Spanish army. Though James I of England had attainted his father's title (Earl of Tyrone) in 1614, the Spanish court made Shane the third holder of the equivalent Spanish title El Conde de Tyrone. Shane succeeded his elder half-brother Henry as colonel of the original Irish regiment in Flanders. He was a major supporte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
St Anthony's College, Leuven
The Irish College of St Anthony, in Leuven, Belgium (, , and ), has been a centre of Irish learning on the European Continent since the early 17th century. The college was dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua. History The college was founded in 1607 by Florence Conry, Archbishop of Tuam, and Irish Franciscan Hugh MacCaghwell (Lecturer at the University of Salamanca, later Archbishop of Armagh), with the support of Philip III of Spain, as an exile institution for the training of Irish Franciscan priests.Louvain Irish Franciscans, www.fansciscans.ie A bull of foundation was acquired from on 3 April 1607. The foundation stone of the current building was laid in 1617. Funding came from |
Aodh Mac Cathmhaoil
Aodh Mac Cathmhaoil, O.F.M. (; anglicised: Hugh MacCaghwell; 1571 – 22 September 1626), was an Irish Franciscan theologian and Archbishop of Armagh. He was known by Irish speakers at Leuven (Louvain) by the honorary name '' Aodh Mac Aingil'' (''"Mac Aingil"'' is Irish for "Son of an Angel"), and it was under this title that he published the Irish work ''Scáthán Shacramuinte na hAthridhe''. Life Mac Cathmhaoil was born in 1571 at Saul, County Down, and received his earliest education in his native place; he trained at one of the bardic schools still operating in Ulster. He next studied at a famous school in the Isle of Man. On his return to Ireland, he was hired by Hugh O'Neill, The O'Neill, 2nd Earl of Tyrone, as a tutor to his sons Henry and Hugh. Mac Cathmhaoil was sent by the Earl as special messenger to the Court of Spain to solicit aid for the Ulster forces. During his stay at Salamanca, where the Court then resided, he frequented the schools of the university and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rome
Rome (Italian language, Italian and , ) is the capital city and most populated (municipality) of Italy. It is also the administrative centre of the Lazio Regions of Italy, region and of the Metropolitan City of Rome. A special named with 2,746,984 residents in , Rome is the list of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, third most populous city in the European Union by population within city limits. The Metropolitan City of Rome Capital, with a population of 4,223,885 residents, is the most populous metropolitan cities of Italy, metropolitan city in Italy. Rome metropolitan area, Its metropolitan area is the third-most populous within Italy. Rome is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, within Lazio (Latium), along the shores of the Tiber Valley. Vatican City (the smallest country in the world and headquarters of the worldwide Catholic Church under the governance of the Holy See) is an independent country inside the city boun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leuven
Leuven (, , ), also called Louvain (, , ), is the capital and largest City status in Belgium, city of the Provinces of Belgium, province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the deelgemeente, sub-municipalities of Heverlee, Kessel-Lo, Leuven proper, Wilsele, Wijgmaal and part of Haasrode, Leuven, Haasrode and Korbeek-Lo, Leuven, Korbeek-Lo. It is the eighth largest city in Belgium, with more than 100,244 inhabitants. Leuven has been a university city since 1425. This makes it the oldest university city in the Low Countries. KU Leuven, the largest Dutch-speaking university in the world and the largest university in the Low Countries (and thus also Belgium's largest university), has its flagship campus in Leuven. The city is home of the headquarters of Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest beer brewer and sixth-largest fast-moving consumer goods company. History Middle Ages The earli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treaty Of London (1604)
A treaty is a formal, legally binding written agreement between sovereign states and/or international organizations that is governed by international law. A treaty may also be known as an international agreement, protocol, covenant, convention, pact, or exchange of letters, among other terms; however, only documents that are legally binding on the parties are considered treaties under international law. Treaties may be bilateral (between two countries) or multilateral (involving more than two countries). Treaties are among the earliest manifestations of international relations; the first known example is a border agreement between the Sumerian city-states of Lagash and Umma around 3100 BC. International agreements were used in some form by most major civilizations and became increasingly common and more sophisticated during the early modern era. The early 19th century saw developments in diplomacy, foreign policy, and international law reflected by the widespread use of tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip III Of Spain
Philip III (; 14 April 1578 – 31 March 1621) was King of Spain and King of Portugal, Portugal (where he is known as Philip II of Portugal) during the Iberian Union. His reign lasted from 1598 until his death in 1621. He held dominion over the Spanish Netherlands, Naples, Sicily, Sardinia, and the Duchy of Milan during the same period. A member of the House of Habsburg, Philip III was born in Madrid to King Philip II of Spain and his fourth wife, Anna of Austria (1549–1580), Anna of Austria. The family was heavily Inbreeding, inbred; Philip II and Anna were related both as uncle and niece, as well as cousins. Philip III married his cousin Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain, Margaret of Austria, the sister of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor. Although known in Spain as Philip the Pious, his political reputation internationally has generally been negative. Historians C. V. Wedgwood, R. Stradling and J. H. Elliott have described him, respectively, as an "undistinguished and insi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Albert O'Donnell
General Hugh Albert O'Donnell, 2nd Earl of Tyrconnell ( October 1606 – 1 July 1642), was an Irish-Spanish nobleman, descended from the O'Donnell clan of Tyrconnell, who served in the Spanish military. The only son of Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, he was eleven months old when he participated in the Flight of the Earls, leaving Ireland never to return. He was naturalised as a Spanish subject in 1633 and fought in the Franco-Spanish War (1635–1659). After his extended family settled in Catholic Europe, O'Donnell was raised at St Anthony's College in the Spanish Netherlands. He assumed the name Albert for his confirmation in honour of the Archduke of Austria, and was a page to the Infanta Isabella. As O'Donnell matured, he took on a leadership role amongst his family of refugees. He began a military career and in 1625 he was made a captain of a company of Spanish cavalry. O'Donnell was a key supporter of a proposed Spanish invasion of Ireland in 1627, but the invasi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh O'Neill, Earl Of Tyrone
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone (; – 20 July 1616) was an Irish lord and key figure of the Nine Years' War. Known as the "Great Earl", he led the confederacy of Irish lords against the English Crown in resistance to the Tudor conquest of Ireland under Queen He was born into the O'Neill clan, Tír Eoghain's ruling noble family, during a violent succession conflict which saw his father assassinated. At the age of eight he was relocated to the Pale where he was raised by an English family. Although the Crown hoped to mold him into a puppet ruler sympathetic to the English government, by the 1570s he had built a strong network of both British and Irish contacts which he utilised for his pursuit of political power. Through the early 1590s, Tyrone secretly supported rebellions against the Crown's advances into Ulster whilst publicly maintaining a loyal appearance. He regularly deceived government officials via bribes and convoluted disinformation campaigns. Via his web of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
