Ambrosio O'Higgins, 1st Marquess of Osorno
…was the father of Chilean independence leader Bernardo O'Higgins. A member of the O'Higgins family, Ambrose was born at his family's ancestral seat in Ballynary, County Sligo, Ireland. He was the son of Charles O'Higgins and his wife (and kinswoman) Margaret O'Higgins, who were forced off their lands in 1654…