Died 11 February 1925 | ||
Jorge Torlades O'Neill (Lisbon, Encarnação, 15 February 1849 – 11 February 1925), was the titular and official head of the Clanaboy O'Neill dynasty, whose family has been in Portugal since the 18th century.
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He called himself Count of Tyrone; he presented on the Portuguese Cartory of the Nobility several documents proving his illustrious origin, of which the Clerk of the Nobility passed him a Certificate on 30 June 1902. He was recognized as the Chief of his name by the Somerset Herald, Sir Henry Farnham Burke, in 1896. The Chief Herald of Ireland recognized his grandson as O'Neill of Clanaboy.
Life
He was the first-born son and successor of the previous head Jorge Torlades O'Neill I and wife and first cousin Carolina Teresa O'Neill. He was also the representative of the title of Viscount of Santa Mónica, in Portugal.
Jorge Torlades O'Neill II was a Honorary Officer-Major of the Royal Household, Moço-Fidalgo of the Royal Household with exercise in the Palace (Alvará of 3 December 1881), elected Peer of the Realm, Deputy, Main Manager of the Casa Comercial Torlades, Director of the Banco de Portugal, President of the Administration Council of the Companhia Portuguesa de Fósforos and of the Companhia dos Telefones, etc.
He was created a Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Grand Cross of the Order of St. Gregory the Great of the Holy See and of the Order of Isabel the Catholic of Spain, Officer of the Legion of Honour of France, etc.
He was also a personal friend of King Carlos I of Portugal.
Marriage and issue
He married in Lisbon, Santos-o-Velho, on 14 July 1873 Isabel Maria Mazziotti da Costa Cordeiro (Lisbon, São Julião (now extinct), 4 January 1855 – Lisbon, Encarnação, 7 May 1953), daughter of João Gregório Fernandes (some sources say José Gregório Fernandes), Industrialist, great Capitalist and Proprietor, Knight of the Order of Christ, etc., and wife Maria Isabel Mazziotti da Costa Cordeiro (some sources say Isabel Maria Mazziotti da Costa Cordeiro), and had four children: