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Hugh O'Neill (Irish: Aodh Mór Ó Néill; literally Hugh The Great O'Neill; c.– 20 July 1616), was an Irish Gaelic lord, Earl of Tyrone (known as the Great Earl) and was later created The Ó Néill Mór, Chief of the Name. O'Neill's career was played out against the background of the Tudor conquest of Ireland, and he is best known for leading a coalition of Irish clans during the Nine Years' War, the strongest threat to the House of Tudor in Ireland since the uprising of Silken Thomas against King Henry VIII.

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Died	20 July 1616 (aged ) Rome, Italy
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Nuala O'Donnell · Sister In Law · 1565-1630 · Irish, Socialite edit info

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Hugh Roe O'Donnell · Son In Law · 1572-1602 · Irish nobleman of the sixteenth century edit info

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Rory O'Donnell, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell · Associate · 1575-1608 · Irish king edit info

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