Vitório Maria de Sousa Coutinho, 2nd Count of Linhares explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency
The Count of Linhares
Honorific-Suffix:CC GCTS CSML FC
Monarch1:Maria II of Portugal
Office1:Prime Minister of Portugal
Predecessor1:Duke of Palmela
Successor1:Duke of Saldanha
Term Start1:4 May 1835
Term End1:27 May 1835
Birth Date:25 June 1790
Birth Place:Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia
Death Place:Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Spouse:Catarina Juliana de Sousa Holstein

D. Vitório Maria Francisco de Sousa Coutinho Teixeira de Andrade Barbosa, second Count of Linhares (25 June 1790 – 29 July 1857) was a Portuguese statesman.

Career

Vitório Maria Francisco de Sousa Coutinho Teixeira de Andrade Barbosa took part in the campaigns in Rio da Prata.

In 1817 was nominated Extraordinary Envoie and Minister at Turin.

In 1835 he took part of the ministry, being in charge of the Portuguese Navy.

In May, he became the second Portuguese Prime Minister.

He was part of the Câmara dos Pares (Chamber of Peers) in Saint Benedict's Parliament.

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