Juan O'Donnell, 3rd Duke of Tetuan
Juan O'Donnell y Vargas, 3rd Duke of Tetuán (1864 – 1928) was an influential Spanish politician.
The Duke of Tetuán | |
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| 3rd Duke of Tetuán | |
| 3rd Count of Lucena | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Juan O'Donnell y Vargas 1864 Madrid, Spanish Empire |
| Died | 1928 (aged 81–82) |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Spouse | Dona Maria Diaz de Mendoza y Aguado |
| Parent | Don Carlos Manuel O'Donnell y Álvarez de Abreu |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Spanish Empire |
| Rank | Colonel |
Biography
O'Donnell was born in Madrid in 1864, and became the 3rd Duke of Tetuan, Grandee of Spain, 3rd Conde de Lucena, Cavalry Colonel, and the Director of the School of Military Riding. He was married in 1896 to Dona Maria Diaz de Mendoza y Aguado, of the noble house of Lalain and Balazote, Marquises of Fontanar. He was the son of Carlos O'Donnell y Abréu, 2nd Duke of Tetuan. He served as Minister for War under Miguel Primo de Rivera from 1924 to 1928 when he died in office.[1]
In 1895, as a lieutenant on the staff of General Martinez Campos, O'Donnell conducted Winston Churchill and Reginald Barnes on their military visit to Cuba. In his memoirs, Churchill commented on Juan O'Donnell's excellent spoken English.[2]
In January 1922, he was the president of the "World Congress of the Irish Race" in Paris, a gathering of the global Irish diaspora discussing methods to aid in the economic development of an independent Ireland and its reconstruction following the end of the Civil War.[3]
See also
References
- Klepak, Hal (6 July 2015). Churchill Comes of Age: Cuba 1895. The History Press. ISBN 9780750965538 – via Google Books.
- Churchill, W., My Early Life: A Roving Commission (Reprint Society, 1944), p. 87.
- Keogh, Dermot, "The Treaty Split and the Paris Irish Race Convention, 1922", in: Études irlandaises, no. 12-2 (1987), pp. 165–170.