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Vasco de Mascarenhas, 1.º Conde de Óbidos

1605 – 1678

Portuguese nobleman and colonial governor

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About Vasco de Mascarenhas, 1.º Conde de Óbidos

Lived 1605 – 1678 (aged 72–73).

General Vasco Mascarenhas, 1st Count of Óbidos, OC (c. 1605–4 July 1678), was a Portuguese nobleman and colonial governor, who was Governor General of Brazil, Viceroy of Brazil and Viceroy of India.

He was the son of Fernão Martins Mascarenhas, Lord of Lavre, and his wife, Maria of Lancaster, great-grandchild of Dinis of Braganza, Count of Lemos and a dynast of the House of Lancaster and of the House of Braganza.

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Important facts

Born

1605

Birth century

17th century

Died

4 July 1678, Lisbon

Nationality

Portuguese people

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Vasco de Mascarenhas, 1.º Conde de Óbidos's

Giovanni Domenico Cassini

Frequently asked questions

Who was Vasco de Mascarenhas, 1.º Conde de Óbidos?

Portuguese nobleman and colonial governor

When was Vasco de Mascarenhas, 1.º Conde de Óbidos born?

Vasco de Mascarenhas, 1.º Conde de Óbidos was born in 1605.

When did Vasco de Mascarenhas, 1.º Conde de Óbidos die?

Vasco de Mascarenhas, 1.º Conde de Óbidos died on 4 July 1678 in Lisbon.

What nationality was Vasco de Mascarenhas, 1.º Conde de Óbidos?

Vasco de Mascarenhas, 1.º Conde de Óbidos's recorded nationality: Portuguese people.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Vasco de Mascarenhas, 1.º Conde de Óbidos

· Wikidata: Q10389364

· DBpedia: Vasco Mascarenhas, 1st Count of Óbidos

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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Vasco de Mascarenhas, 1.º Conde de Óbidos. https://biography.guide/vasco-de-mascarenhas-1-o-conde-de-obidos/

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Chicago: "Vasco de Mascarenhas, 1.º Conde de Óbidos." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/vasco-de-mascarenhas-1-o-conde-de-obidos/.

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