Hugh O'Neill, 4th Baron Dungannon
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== Flight of the Earls == |
== Flight of the Earls == |
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[[File:Flight of the Earls Map 2026 (adjusted colour).png|thumb|Dungannon's journey from Ireland to Rome]] |
[[File:Flight of the Earls Map 2026 (adjusted colour, edited).png|thumb|Dungannon's journey from Ireland to Rome]] |
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By September 1607, Dungannon was to be married to a daughter of Scottish nobleman [[Archibald Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll]].{{sfn|Cokayne|1896|p=450}}{{Sfn|Morgan|2014|loc=19th paragraph}}{{sfn|McGurk|2007|p=21}} The marriage was organised by [[Randal MacDonnell, 1st Earl of Antrim|Randal McDonnell]], Dungannon's brother-in-law, and was considered "the talk of Ulster".{{Sfn|McCavitt|2007|p=57}} However, Tyrone's snap decision to flee Ireland put an end to these plans.{{Sfn|Morgan|2014|loc=19th paragraph}} With the ex-confederates potentially facing arrest for treason,{{Sfn|McGurk|2007|p=18}}{{sfn|Kerney Walsh|1996|pp=50–55}} Dungannon accompanied his father on the [[Flight of the Earls]] in 1607.{{Sfnm|2a1=Casway|2y=2016|2p=71|1a1=Hegarty|1y=2010|1pp=10, 23}} The Irish nobles settled in [[Rome]], where they were provided with a paltry pension.{{Sfnm|2a1=Morgan|2y=2014|2loc=20th paragraph|1a1=Casway|1y=2009|1loc=3rd paragraph}} |
By September 1607, Dungannon was to be married to a daughter of Scottish nobleman [[Archibald Campbell, 7th Earl of Argyll]].{{sfn|Cokayne|1896|p=450}}{{Sfn|Morgan|2014|loc=19th paragraph}}{{sfn|McGurk|2007|p=21}} The marriage was organised by [[Randal MacDonnell, 1st Earl of Antrim|Randal McDonnell]], Dungannon's brother-in-law, and was considered "the talk of Ulster".{{Sfn|McCavitt|2007|p=57}} However, Tyrone's snap decision to flee Ireland put an end to these plans.{{Sfn|Morgan|2014|loc=19th paragraph}} With the ex-confederates potentially facing arrest for treason,{{Sfn|McGurk|2007|p=18}}{{sfn|Kerney Walsh|1996|pp=50–55}} Dungannon accompanied his father on the [[Flight of the Earls]] in 1607.{{Sfnm|2a1=Casway|2y=2016|2p=71|1a1=Hegarty|1y=2010|1pp=10, 23}} The Irish nobles settled in [[Rome]], where they were provided with a paltry pension.{{Sfnm|2a1=Morgan|2y=2014|2loc=20th paragraph|1a1=Casway|1y=2009|1loc=3rd paragraph}} |
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