D. Luís Carlos Inácio Xavier de Meneses, 1st Marquis of Louriçal, 5th

Count of Ericeira {{Use dmy dates, date=April 2012 Count of Ericeira (''Conde da Ericeira'') was a title created by King Philip III of Portugal, through a 1 March 1622 letter in favour of Diogo de Menezes (1553–1625). * Diogo de Menezes (1622–1625); 1st Coun ...

, (4 November 1689 - 1742), was a Portuguese nobleman and statesman, that served as

Viceroy of India The Governor-General of India (1773–1950, from 1858 to 1947 the Viceroy and Governor-General of India, commonly shortened to Viceroy of India) was the representative of the monarch of the United Kingdom and after Indian independence in 19 ...

twice.

Early life

Luís Carlos Inácio Xavier de Meneses was born on 4 November 1689, to Francisco Xavier de Meneses, 4th

, and D. Joana Madalena de Noronha, daughter of Luís Lobo da Silveira, 2nd Count of Sarzedas and Mariana da Silva e Lencastre. He was brother to fr. António da Piedade, a noted clergyman of his time. He grew up under the tutelage of his great uncle,

Fernando de Meneses, 2nd Count of Ericeira Fernando de Meneses, 2nd Count of Ericeira (27 November 1614 — Lisboa; 22 June 1699), was a Portuguese nobleman and military man. He was Governor of Tangier until 1661. Governor of Tangier The Portuguese had started their colonial empire in ...

, and his grandfather,

Luís de Meneses, 3rd Count of Ericeira D. Luís de Meneses, 3rd Count of Ericeira (22 July 1632 — 26 May 1690) was a Portuguese nobleman, military man, historian, and politician. Biography He was the second son of D. Henrique de Meneses, 5th Lord of Louriçal and D. Margarida de L ...

Viceroy of India

His two tenures as

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were notable for his continued military successes and for his economic rehabilitation policies. His first tenure, between 1717 and 1721, started when he was only 27 and arrived in

Goa Goa () is a state on the southwestern coast of India within the Konkan region, geographically separated from the Deccan highlands by the Western Ghats. It is located between the Indian states of Maharashtra to the north and Karnataka to the ...

, with 6 six ships and 2,000 soldiers. His power and expansive policies led him to be dubbed the ''"greatest of the governors of the Orient of the first half of the 18th century."''

Genealogy

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Luis Carlos Inacio Xavier de Meneses, 1st Marquis of Lourical Viceroys of Portuguese India Portuguese nobility 1689 births 1742 deaths