Jorge Maria O'Neill

Eng. Jorge Maria O'Neill (Lisbon, Encarnação, November 7, 1908 – Lisbon, December 15, 1988) was the head of one of the Irish Royal Families, the Clanaboy O'Neill dynasty, which has resided in Portugal since the 18th century. He was officially recognized by the heraldic societies throughout Europe as titular Prince and Count of Clanaboy, but has refused to use the title, preferring instead the style O'Neill of Clannaboy. He was the first son of the previous head Hugo José Jorge O'Neill and wife "Dona" Júlia Margarida Catarina de Serpa Pimentel de Sousa Coutinho, herself a descendant of the Dukes of Braganza and King John I of Portugal. He was also the Representative of the title of Viscount of Santa Mónica, in Portugal.

Career

He was an Electronic Engineer by the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, etc. His Chiefacy of the O'Neill family was recognized by the Republic of Ireland's State. ["Anuário da Nobreza de Portugal", III, 2006, Tomo III, pg. 1.393]

Marriage

He married in Cascais, on December 23, 1937 to Josefina Luísa Roquette Ricciardi (Lisbon, Camões, April 5, 1917 – Lisbon, Alcântara, April 11, 2004), daughter of Luís Rafael Feliciano da Conceição Ricciardi (Sintra, December 26, 1887 – Cascais, October 20, 1947), paternal descendant of a Noble Italian Family from Aversa, and wife (m. Lisbon, Santos-o-Velho, December 27, 1913) Julieta Garin Holtreman Roquette (Lisbon, Santa Isabel, October 29, 1886 – Cascais, January 31, 1968), of French descent, grand-niece of the 1st Baron of Salvaterra de Magos and maternal granddaughter through Representation of Alfredo Augusto das Neves Holtreman, 1st Viscount of Alvalade and Founder of Sporting Clube de Portugal (often erroneously known as "Sporting Lisbon"), a descendant of a Noble Family from the Bishopric of Liège, and had issue, five children.

Descendants

* Hugo Ricciardi O'Neill
* Maria Madalena Ricciardi O'Neill (Lisbon, Alcântara, September 13, 1940 –), married at the Chapel of the Quinta das Machadas, in São Julião, Setúbal, on September 7, 1961 to Gonçalo Dinís Pinheiro de Melo (Cascais, Casa de São Bernardo, November 18, 1931 –), son of Bernardo Miguel António Pinheiro de Melo (Lisbon, March 26, 1896 – Lisbon, March 14, 1958), son of the 1st Counts of Arnoso and of the Viscounts of Pindela, and wife (m. Lisbon, April 13, 1925) Maria Luísa Anjos Dinís (Lisbon, February 19, 1897 – March 22, 1988), of Irish and Scottish descent, and had issue, four children
* Teresa Maria Ricciardi O'Neill (Lisbon, Alcântara, March 26, 1942 –), married at the Chapel of the Quinta das Machadas in São Julião, Setúbal, on September 16, 1966 to Luís Filipe Mayer da Câmara Pina (Lisbon, Encarnação, May 13, 1938 –), son of Luís Maria Portocarrero da Câmara Pina (Lisbon, Coração de Jesus, June 16, 1904 –), Licentiate in Mathematics from the Faculty of Mathematics of the University of Coimbra, a General, Chief of Major Staff of the Portuguese Army, Deputy to the Assembly of the Republic, and Diplomat, etc, decorated with the Military Medals of Gold and Silver of Distinguished Services, Grand Cross of Military Merit, of the Order of Aviz and of the Order of Prince Henry (Ordem do Infante Dom Henrique), Commander of the Order of Saint James of the Sword, Officer of the Order of Christ, etc, and wife (m. Sintra, São Martinho, Capela da Quinta Velha, August 31, 1935) Marta Maria de Lima Mayer (Lisbon, Camões (extinct), December 16, 1913 –), of Jewish paternal descent and also of Irish maternal descent, and had issue, three children
* Margarida Maria Ricciardi O'Neill (Lisbon, Alcântara, January 18, 1944 –), married civily at the 5th Conservatory of the Civil Registry of Lisbon on April 18, 1986 to José Lourenço de Sá da Luz Coruche (Lisbon, São Sebastião da Pedreira, March 1, 1947 –), son of Fernando Luís Lavin da Luz Coruche (Lisbon, Mártires, August 7, 1911 – Lisbon, Lapa, July 3, 1976), son of the 2nd Viscounts of Coruche and of the Viscounts of Pereira, a Licentiate in Architecture from the Escola Superior de Belas Artes de Lisboa of the University of Lisbon and an Architect, of French descent living in Spain, and wife (m. December 24, 1940) Maria da Assunção de Sá Pereira Coutinho Sotomaior (Ponte de Lima, September 20, 1917 – February 27, 1999), of the Counts (formerly Viscounts and Lords of the Majorat) of a Aurora, without issue
* Maria Isabel Ricciardi O'Neill (Lisbon, Alcântara, March 23, 1947 –), married civily at the 4th Conservatory of the Civil Registry of Lisbon on January 6, 1984 to Engineer José António de Sampaio de Abreu Valente, born in Lisbon, São Jorge de Arroios, on April 21, 1952, son of José Luís Alves Dinís de Abreu Valente, Agricultural Engineer, and wife Maria Antónia de Lima Rosa Coelho de Sampaio, and had issue

References

ee 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

* [http://www.geneall.net/P/per_page.php?id=6725 Jorge Maria O'Neill's Genealogy in a Portuguese Genealogical site]
* [http://www.geocities.com/seanachie28/oneill.html O'Neill Genealogy]