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

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.


The Marquis of Ponte de Lima

Secretary of the State of the
Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves
In office
1 April 1786  15 December 1788
MonarchMaria I of Portugal
Preceded byMartinho de Melo e Castro
Succeeded byViscount of Balsemão
Secretary of Foreign Affairs and War of the
Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves
In office
1 April 1786  15 December 1788
MonarchMaria I of Portugal
Preceded byMartinho de Melo e Castro
Succeeded byViscount of Balsemão
Personal details
Born12 October 1727
DiedDecember 23, 1800(1800-12-23) (aged 73)
Spouse(s)Eugénia Maria Josefa of Braganza
OccupationPolitician

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.

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