Luís de Almeida Portugal, 2nd Marquess of Lavradio
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D. Luís de Almeida Portugal Soares de Alarcão de Eça e Melo Silva Mascarenhas, 2nd Marquis of Lavradio and 5th Count of Avintes (27 June 1729 – 2 May 1790) was a Portuguese nobleman and colonial administrator, Viceroy of Brazil from 1769 to 1778. He was the second ruler of the colony after its capital was moved from Salvador to Rio de Janeiro in 1763. He was the son and heir of the 1st Marquis of the same title, D. António de Almeida Soares e Portugal and his wife, D. Francisca das Chagas Mascarenhas, sister of the 8th Duke of Aveiro. During the Spanish invasion of Portugal in 1762, he commanded the 1st Cascais Infantry Regiment as its Colonel.
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The Marquis of Lavradio | |
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Viceroy of Brazil | |
In office 4 November 1769 – 30 April 1778 | |
Monarch | Joseph I of Portugal |
Preceded by | Antônio de Moura Tavares |
Succeeded by | Luís de Vasconcelos e Sousa |
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Born | (1729-06-27)27 June 1729 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal |
Died | May 2, 1790(1790-05-02) (aged 60) Kingdom of Portugal |
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