Hugh Roe O'Donnell
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Hugh Roe O'Donnell (Irish: Aodh Ruadh Ó Domhnaill), also known as Red Hugh O'Donnell (30 October 1572 – 10 September 1602), was a sixteenth-century leader of the Gaelic nobility of Ireland. He became Chief of the Name of Clan O'Donnell and Lord of Tyrconnell in 1593, following a lengthy succession dispute within the derbhfine of the O'Donnell dynasty, and after escaping a five-year imprisonment without trial in Dublin Castle. Along with his father-in-law Hugh O'Neill of Tyrone, he led an alliance of Irish clans in the Nine Years' War against the English government in Ireland. Hugh Roe led an Irish army to victory in the Battle of Curlew Pass. After defeat in the Siege of Kinsale, he travelled to Spain to seek support from King Philip III. Unsuccessful, he died in Spain and was succeeded by his younger brother Rory O'Donnell. He is sometimes also known as Aodh Ruadh II or Red Hugh II, especially in his native County Donegal.
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Hugh Roe O'Donnell 30 October 1572 Lifford (in modern County Donegal), Ireland
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| Died |
10 September 1602 (aged 29) Simancas Castle, Valladolid, Spain
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| Zodiac | Scorpio |
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Hugh O'Donnell, 2nd Earl of Tyrconnell · Nephew · 1606-1642 · Gaelic Irish nobleman, titular Lord of Tír Conaill
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