Tomás Xavier de Lima Teles da Silva, 1st Marquis of Ponte de Lima explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
The Marquis of Ponte de Lima
Honorific-Suffix:KC FC
Office:Secretary of the State of the
Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves
Predecessor:Martinho de Melo e Castro
Successor:Viscount of Balsemão
Term Start:1 April 1786
Term End:15 December 1788
Monarch2:Maria I of Portugal
Office2:Secretary of Foreign Affairs and War of the
Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves
Predecessor2:Martinho de Melo e Castro
Successor2:Viscount of Balsemão
Term Start2:1 April 1786
Term End2:15 December 1788
Birth Date:12 October 1727
Spouse:Eugénia Maria Josefa of Braganza
Occupation:Politician

Tomás Xavier de Lima Teles da Silva, 1st Marquis of Ponte de Lima, 13th Count of Vila Nova de Cerveira (12 October 1727 — 23 December 1800), was a Portuguese nobleman, statesman, and historian.

Career

Tomás Xavier de Lima Teles da Silva was a Fidalgo of the Royal Household of Maria I of Portugal and a knight of the Order of Christ.

He served as the head of the Portuguese government from 1786 to 1788.