The Count of Linhares
Prime Minister of Portugal
In office
4 May 1835  27 May 1835
MonarchMaria II of Portugal
Preceded byDuke of Palmela
Succeeded byDuke of Saldanha
Personal details
Born(1790-06-25)25 June 1790
Turin, Kingdom of Sardinia
Died29 July 1857(1857-07-29) (aged 65)
Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
SpouseCatarina 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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