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Ambrose O'Higgins, Marquis of Osorno

'''Ambrose O'Higgins, Marquis of Osorno, Baron of Ballynaryborn Ambrose O'Higgins''' , was an Irish-born Spanish colonial administrator. He served the Spanish Empire as captain general of Chile and viceroy of Peru . Chilean independence leader Bernardo O'Higgins was his illegitimate son.

Early life

Ambrose O'Higgins was the son of Charles and Margaret O'Higgins. Charles O'Higgins' grandfather, Sean Duff O'Higgins, held the Gaelic territorial title of Tiarna or Lord of Ballinary, and he was married to a woman who was of the Royal House of O'Conor of Ballintuber Castle, which ruled Ireland until the year 1000. The O'Higgins family had ...

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