Alejandro O'Reilly
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Alejandro O'Reilly, 1st Count of O'Reilly, KOA (Spanish pronunciation: [aleˈxandɾo oɾejˈʎi]; October 24, 1723 in Baltrasna, County Meath, Ireland – March 23, 1794 in Bonete, Spain),[1] English: Alexander, Count of O'Reilly, Irish: Alastar Ó Raghallaigh, was an Irish-born military reformer and Inspector-General of Infantry for the Spanish Empire in the second half of the 18th century. O'Reilly served as the second Spanish governor of colonial Louisiana, and is the first Spanish official to exercise power in the Louisiana territory after France ceded it to Spain following defeat by Great Britain in the Seven Years' War. For his much appreciated services to the Crown of Spain, O'Reilly was ennobled as a conde de O'Reilly (Count of O'Reilly), and granted a coat of arms. He fell out of favour after his calamitous failed attempt at the Invasion of Algiers.
The Count of O'Reilly | |
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3rd Spanish Governor of Louisiana | |
In office April 1769 – December 1769 | |
Monarch | Charles III |
Preceded by | Charles Philippe Aubry Acting |
Succeeded by | Luis de Unzaga |
Personal details | |
Born | Alexander O'Reilly (1723-10-24)October 24, 1723 Baltrasna, County Meath, Ireland |
Died | March 23, 1794(1794-03-23) (aged 70–71) Cádiz, Spain |
Resting place | Bonete, Spain |
Spouse | Rosa de Las Casas |
Nickname | Bloody O'Reilly |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Kingdom of Spain |
Branch/service | Spanish Army |
Rank | Marshal of Spain |
Battles/wars | War of the Austrian Succession Seven Years' War Louisiana Rebellion Invasion of Algiers French Revolutionary Wars |