Ambrosio O'Higgins, 1st Marquess of Osorno
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Ambrosio Bernardo O'Higgins y O'Higgins, 1st Marquess of Osorno[1] (c. 1720 – 19 March 1801[2]) born Ambrose Bernard O'Higgins (Ambrós Bearnárd Ó hUiginn, in Irish), was an Irish-Spanish colonial administrator and a member of the O'Higgins family.
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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is O'Higgins and the second or maternal family name is also O'Higgins.
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The Marquess of Osorno | |
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36th Viceroy of Peru | |
In office 24 July 1796 – 18 March 1801 | |
Monarch | Charles IV |
Prime Minister | Manuel de Godoy |
Preceded by | Francisco Gil de Taboada |
Succeeded by | Manuel Arredondo |
Royal Governor of Chile | |
In office May 1788 – 16 May 1796 | |
Monarch | Charles IV |
Prime Minister | The Count of Floridablanca |
Preceded by | Ambrosio de Benavides |
Succeeded by | José de Rezabal |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1720 Ballynary, County Sligo, Ireland |
Died | 19 March 1801(1801-03-19) (aged 80–81) Lima, Peru |
Children | Bernardo O'Higgins |
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He served the Spanish Empire as captain general (i.e., military governor) of Chile (1788–1796) and viceroy of Peru (1796–1801). He was the father of Chilean independence leader Bernardo O'Higgins[3]