Hugo O'Donnell, Duke of Tetuan
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Don Hugo O'Donnell (born September 29, 1948) is the Duke of Tetuan, a Spanish noble title commemorating the conquest of Tetuan in Morocco, by his ancestor, Leopoldo O'Donnell y Jorris, 1st Duque de Tetuan and former Prime Minister of Spain, 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 of Spain, was confirmed per decree BOE 240 of October 7, 2005 issued by the Ministry of Justice in Madrid. He is the recognised Tánaiste (or heir apparent) to The O'Donnell of Tyrconnell, Prince and Chief of the Name of the O'Donnell, who is a retired Franciscan priest, Fr. Hugh O'Donel, 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), and is a Knight of Malta. He is a naval historian, and former naval commander and Minister for the Marine. He is also a member of the Royal Academy of History (Real Academia de la Historia) in Spain.
[edit] 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, 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).
