Ambrosio O'Higgins, 1st Marquess of Osorno
The Marquess of Osorno | |
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| 36th Viceroy of Peru | |
| In office 24 July 1796 – 19 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 |
| Died | 19 March 1801 (aged 80–81) |
| Children | Bernardo O'Higgins |
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Ambrosio Bernardo O'Higgins y O'Higgins, 1st Marquess of Osorno (c. 1720 – 19 March 1801) 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.
He served the Spanish Empire as a captain general (i.e., military governor) of Chile (1788–1796) and as the Viceroy of Peru (1796–1801). He was the father of Chilean independence leader Bernardo O'Higgins.