Birth Name: Christopher Paul O’Neill
Place of Birth: Paddington, London, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 27 June, 1974
Ethnicity:
*50% Austrian
*25% Italian/Sicilian
*18.75% Irish
*6.25% Scottish
Christopher O’Neill is an English-American financier. He is the husband of Princess Madeleine, Duchess of Hälsingland and Gästrikland.
He is the son of Eva Maria (Walter) and Paul Cesario O’Neill. His father was American, and came to London in the 1960s to set up the head office of Oppenheimer & Co. His mother was Austrian. Christopher was raised in London, St. Gallen, Austria, and Germany, and has U.S. and U.K. citizenship. He has three children with Princess Madeleine. He did not take any titles upon marriage, or become a Swedish citizen.
Christopher’s paternal grandfather was Paul Holian O’Neill (the son of Joseph O’Neill and Anna “Annie” Holian). Paul was born in Massachusetts. Joseph was a Scottish emigrant, born in Glasgow, to an Irish father, from Armagh, Patrick O’Neill, and a Scottish mother, Janet Taylor, from Galston, East Ayrshire. Anna was an Irish immigrant, the daughter of Jeremiah Holian and Catherine.
Christopher’s paternal grandmother was Josephine Cesario (the daughter of Antonio Cesario and Caterina Capeci). Josephine was born in New York, to Sicilian Italians parents.
Christopher’s maternal grandfather was named Otto Walter. Otto was born in Salzburg, Austria.
Christopher’s maternal grandmother was named Maria Michl (the daughter of Karl Michl).
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