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Vitório Maria de Sousa Coutinho, 2nd Count of Linhares

1790 – 1857

Portuguese politician

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

Lived 1790 – 1857 (aged 67). Vitório Maria de Sousa Coutinho, 2nd Count of Linhares was a politician and military personnel.

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

Career Vitório Maria Francisco de Sousa Coutinho Teixeira de Andrade Barbosatook 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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Important facts

Born

25 June 1790, Turin

Birth century

18th century

Died

29 July 1857, Lisbon

Occupation

Politician, military personnel

Nationality

Kingdom of Portugal

Positions held

Minister

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Vitório Maria de Sousa Coutinho, 2nd Count of Linhares's

Isaac Milner

1750 – 1820

Mathematician

Adrien-Marie Legendre

1752 – 1833

Mathematician

Johann Friedrich Blumenbach

1752 – 1840

Anatomist

Louis Nicolas Vauquelin

1763 – 1829

Chemist

William Hyde Wollaston

1766 – 1828

Chemist

Alexander von Humboldt

1769 – 1859

Geologist

Frequently asked questions

Who was Vitório Maria de Sousa Coutinho, 2nd Count of Linhares?

Portuguese politician (1790-1857)

When was Vitório Maria de Sousa Coutinho, 2nd Count of Linhares born?

Vitório Maria de Sousa Coutinho, 2nd Count of Linhares was born on 25 June 1790 in Turin.

When did Vitório Maria de Sousa Coutinho, 2nd Count of Linhares die?

Vitório Maria de Sousa Coutinho, 2nd Count of Linhares died on 29 July 1857 in Lisbon.

What was Vitório Maria de Sousa Coutinho, 2nd Count of Linhares's occupation?

Vitório Maria de Sousa Coutinho, 2nd Count of Linhares was a politician and military personnel.

What nationality was Vitório Maria de Sousa Coutinho, 2nd Count of Linhares?

Vitório Maria de Sousa Coutinho, 2nd Count of Linhares's recorded nationality: Kingdom of Portugal.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Vitório Maria de Sousa Coutinho, 2nd Count of Linhares

· Wikidata: Q130986

· DBpedia: Vitório Maria de Sousa Coutinho, 2nd Count of Linhares

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