Shane O'Neill | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Earl of Tyrone | |
| Coat of arms | &sq=Boris Johnson&lang=en&file=File:O%27Neill_Coat_of_arms.svg) |
| Tenure | 1616-1641 |
| Predecessor | Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone |
| Successor | Hugo Eugenio O'Neill[1] |
| Born | 18 October 1599 Ireland |
| Died | January 1641 Catalonia, Spain |
| Noble family | O'Neill dynasty |
| Spouse(s) | Isabel O'Donnell |
| Father | Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone |
| Mother | Catherine O'Neill, Countess of Tyrone |
Shane O'Neill, 3rd Earl of Tyrone[a][b] (18 October 1599[2] – 27[2]/29 January 1641)[3][4][5] was an Irish nobleman and soldier. He was the youngest son of Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone,[5] and was known by the Spanish as "El conde de Tyrone".[4]
- ^ Micheline Kearny Walsh The Will of John O'Neill, Third Earl of Tyrone, dated September 18th, 1640. If he died, the Earldom was to pass first to Shane's cousin Conn, then to his illegitimate cousins, the sons of Art mac Baron, then to the descendant of Shane the Proud who should be nearest in blood.
- ^ a b Burke, John, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage. Vol. 2 (107 ed.). p. 3006.
- ^ Walsh 1930.
- ^ a b Dunlop 1895, p. 196.
- ^ a b Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 1867, p. 459.
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