Hugo O'Donnell, 7th Duke of Tetuan


Hugo O'Donnell y Duque de Estrada, 7th Duke of Tetuan, GE, OM, is a Spanish peer and historian who was the vice president of the International Commission for Maritime History, censor of the Real Academia de la Historia, and elect member of the Royal Historical Society.

Life

He succeeded his father, Leopoldo O'Donnell y Lara, as Duke of Tetuan and Grandee of Spain. The title commemorates the conquest of Tetuan in Morocco in the mid-19th century by his ancestor, Leopoldo O'Donnell y Jorris, 1st Duke of Tetuan and Prime Minister of Spain.
He is the recognised Tánaiste to The O'Donnell of Tyrconnell, Prince and Chief of the Name of the O'Donnells, 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.
The duke is an active member of the Clan Association of the O'Donnells of Tyrconnell, and he is a Knight of Malta. 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 Real Academia de la Historia 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:
  1. Carlos Leopoldo O'Donnell, 15th Marquess of Altamira and Grandee of Spain
  2. Maria Fuencisla O'Donnell
  3. Hugo José O'Donnell, 9th Marquess of las Salinas
  4. Alfonso O'Donnell, 7th Count of Lucena

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