Hugo José Jorge O'Neill

Hugo José Jorge O'Neill (Lisbon, Santos o Velho, June 7, 1874 – Palmela, March 30, 1940) was the head of the Clanaboy O'Neill dynasty, whose family has been in Portugal since the 18th century. He was officially recognized by the offices of arms throughout Europe as titular Prince and Count of Clanaboy, but he refused to use this title, using instead the style O'Neill of Clannaboy. He was the first son of the previous head Jorge Torlades O'Neill II and wife Maria Isabel Mazziotti da Costa Cordeiro Fernandes. He was also the Representative of the title of Viscount of Santa Mónica, in Portugal.

Career

He was an Officer of the Portuguese Navy and an Officer at the Orders of Kings Carlos I of Portugal and Manuel II of Portugal, etc.

Marriage

He married in Lisbon, Santos o Velho, on February 14, 1906 to Dona Júlia Margarida Catarina de Serpa Pimentel de Sousa Coutinho (Lisbon, Lapa, September 27, 1881 – Lisbon, Pena, February 28, 1934), daughter of Dom Fernando de Serpa Leitão de Mansilha Pimentel (Santa Comba Dão, São João de Areias, June 20, 1851 – Lisbon, June 10, 1928), a decorated Officer, of the Marquesses (formerly Counts and Viscounts) of Gouveia and Barons of São João de Areias, and wife (m. Lisbon, São Jorge de Arroios, June 7, 1878) Dona Maria Ana Vitória de Sousa Coutinho (Lisbon, October 23, 1857 – Lisbon, March 17, 1946), daughter of the 3rd Count of Linhares, of the Marquesses (formerly Counts) of o Funchal and Marquesses (formerly Viscounts) of Maceió in Brasil, and of the Counts of Redondo (formerly Counts of Borba) and Lords of Gouveia (a granddaughter of the 1st Duke of Loulé and a great-granddaughter of John VI of Portugal), and had issue, four children.

Descendants

• Maria Ana do Carmo O'Neill (Cascais, July 30, 1907 –), married in Lisbon, Encarnação, January 3, 1929 to her co-brother in law Dr. Dom João José de Melo (Cascais, September 9, 1904 –), son of Dom António Vasco de Melo da Silva César de Menezes, 10th Count of Sabugosa and 12th Count of São Lourenço and Representative of the Title of Marquess of Sabugosa (October 12, 1876 – August 27, 1928), and wife (m. Oeiras, Algés, February 14, 1901) Berta Munró dos Anjos (Lisbon, Santa Justa, January 4, 1877 – Oeiras, Algés, May 26, 1971), of Scottish descent on her mother's side (below), and had issue, three children
• Jorge Maria O'Neill
• Maria Isabel de Jesus O'Neill (Lisbon, Encarnação, May 27, 1910 –), married in Lisbon, Encarnação, on April 11, 1929 to her co-brother in law Dom António Vasco José de Melo da Silva César de Menezes, 4th Marquess and 11th Count of Sabugosa and 13th Count of São Lourenço (Cascais, September 28, 1903 –), son of Dom António Vasco de Melo da Silva César de Menezes, 10th Count of Sabugosa and 12th Count of São Lourenço and Representative of the Title of Marquess of Sabugosa (October 12, 1876 – August 27, 1928), and wife (m. Oeiras, Algés, February 14, 1901) Berta Munró dos Anjos (Lisbon, Santa Justa, January 4, 1877 – Oeiras, Algés, May 26, 1971), of Scottish descent on her mother's side (above), and had issue, five children
• Fernando Hugo Maria O'Neill (Lisbon, Encarnação, October 13, 1914 – Setúbal, October 17, 1974), a Civil Engineer from the Instituto Superior Técnico of the University of Lisbon, married in Lisbon, Santos o Velho, on October 6, 1947 to Maria Lívia Rita da Graça de Sá Pais do Amaral Franco (Lisbon, Santos o Velho, March 19, 1923 –), daughter of Dr. Frederico Gaspar Schindler Franco Castelo-Branco (March 18, 1888 – January 3, 1931), son of João Franco Ferreira Pinto Castelo-Branco, of Swiss German and Swiss Italian descent on his mother's side, and wife (m. May 22, 1919) Maria Rita de Sá Pais do Amaral (September 14, 1897 – July 27, 1926), daughter of the 5th Count (formerly Viscounts) of Anadia and 13th Lord of the Manor of Mangualde, of the Viscounts of Alverca and Counts (formerly Viscounts) of Alferrarede, and had four children:
• Rita Maria Franco O'Neill (Lisbon, Encarnação, January 9, 1950 – Madrid, October 9, 1977), Diplomed from the Instituto Superior de Línguas e Administração of the University of Lisbon, married in Lisbon, Prazeres, on March 27, 1971 to Dom Sebastião Maria de Sá Coutinho de Lancastre (Lisbon, June 13, 1945 –), son of Dom Sebastião de Oliveira e Almeida Calheiros de Lancastre (Lisbon, Lapa, December 6, 1910 – Lisbon, September 26, 1984), of the Counts of a Guarda and of the Counts (formerly Lords) of as Alcáçovas and Counts of Cuba, and also of the Marquesses (formerly Counts) of Castelo Melhor and Counts of a Calheta, and wife (m. Ponte de Lima, September 18, 1940) Maria Angelina de Sá Coutinho Rebelo Sotomaior (Ponte de Lima, Santa Maria dos Anjos, October 13, 1918 –), daughter of the 3rd Count (formerly Viscounts and Lords of the Majorat) of a Aurora, without issue
• João Hugo Maria Franco O'Neill (Lisbon, Encarnação, April 2, 1951 –), an Agricultural Engineer by the Instituto Superior de Agronomia, married in Oeiras, Caxias, on September 29, 1975, to Maria da Graça de Castelo-Branco Schedel (Lisbon, São Sebastião da Pedreira, August 15, 1952 –), daughter of João Ferrão de Castelo-Branco Schedel (Lisbon, December 19, 1925 &ndash), born to a German father, and wife (m. Foja, September 18, 1951) Dona Maria Isabel da Visitação de Siqueira de Castelo-Branco (Cascais, July 2, 1923 –), of the Marquesses (formerly Lords of the Majorat) of Belas, Counts (formerly Lords of the Majorat) of Pombeiro and Viscounts (formerly Lords of the Majorat) of Castelo-Branco, and of the Counts of a Figueira, and also of the Marquesses (formerly Counts) of Castelo Melhor and Counts of a Calheta, and had two children:
• Vera Schedel O'Neill (Lisbon, Alvalade, March 21, 1976 –), married in Lisbon, Prazeres, December 13, 1997 to Manuel de Atouguia Belford Correia da Silva (Angola, July 16, 1973 –), son of Pedro de Barros Belford Correia da Silva (Luanda, April 24, 1946 –), of the Counts (formerly Viscounts) de Paço de Arcos, of remote English ancestry, and first wife (as her first husband) (m. Lisbon, October 6, 1972 and divorced) Margarida Maria de Castro de Atouguia (Lisbon, Santos-o-Velho, October 30, 1948 –), of the Viscounts of Atouguia, and had issue, one son
• Duarte Schedel O'Neill (Lisbon, Alvalade, May 7, 1979 –), a Licentiate in Journalism from the Faculty of Letters of the University of Lisbon
• Maria Ana Franco O'Neill (Lisbon, Encarnação, June 26, 1952 –), Licentiate in Mathematics by the University of Lisbon, married in Lisbon, Prazeres, on October 26, 1973 as his first wife to Dr. Dom Manuel José de Gouveia Portela de Herédia (Lisbon, Campo Grande, July 3, 1948 –), Licentiate in Law by the University of Lisbon, a Lawyer, son of Dom José de Freitas Branco de Herédia (Lisbon, June 12, 1916 – March 16, 1993), of the Viscounts of a Ribeira Brava, and first wife (m. Lisbon, Campo Grande, July 18, 1942 and divorced) Maria do Carmo de Gouveia Portela (Lisbon, São Sebastião da Pedreira, February 16, 1920 – August 9, 1991), and had issue, three children
• José Maria Franco O'Neill (Lisbon, Santos o Velho, July 2, 1954 –), Licentiate in Organization and Managing of Businesses from the Instituto Superior de Ciências do Trabalho e da Empresa of the University of Lisbon, married in Lisbon, Prazeres, on March 3, 1990 to Cecília Maria de Bragança Mendes (Lisbon, São Domingos de Benfica, September 16, 1967 –), daughter of Dr. José dos Reis Mendes (Calheta, January 6, 1916 –), Licentiate in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Coimbra, and wife (m. Lisbon, November 29, 1958) Dona Leonor de Bragança (Lisbon, April 30, 1929 –) (daughter of the 5th and sister of the 6th Dukes of Lafões, representatives of Dukes of Miranda do Corvo, etc), of the Dukes of Lafões, Dukes (formerly Counts) of Miranda do Corvo, Marquesses of Arronches and Lords of the House of Sousa, Marquesses of Marialva, Counts of Cantanhede, and of the Marquesses of Valença, Marquesses (formerly Counts of Aguiar and Counts of Vimioso, great-great-granddaughter of Dom José Bernardino de Portugal e Castro (Brazil, May 20, 1780 – Lisbon, Lapa, February 26, 1840), 5th Marquess of Valença, 12th Count of Vimioso and Representative of the Titles of Marquess (formerly Counts) of Aguiar, 27th Prime Minister of Portugal and 35th Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Our Lady of Concepcion of Vila Viçosa, and wife (m. Lisbon, Lumiar, June 19, 1813) Dona Maria José de Almeida de Noronha (Lisbon, Lumiar, June 3, 1795 – Lisbon, Alcântara, August 22, 1851), daughter of the 1st Counts of Peniche and of the Marquesses of Angeja and Counts (formerly Lords) of Vila Verde, and had two children:
• Rodrigo Maria de Bragança Mendes O'Neill (Lisbon, Prazeres, February 17, 1993 –)
• Rita Maria dos Reis de Bragança Mendes O'Neill (Lisbon, Prazeres, January 5, 1996 –)

References

See also

• Irish nobility
• Irish kings
• Irish royal families
• O'Neill (surname)
• Uí Néill, the Irish Dynasty
• Ó Neill Dynasty Today
• O'Neill of Clannaboy

External links

• Hugo José Jorge O'Neill's Genealogy in a Portuguese Genealogical site
• O'Neill Genealogy