Luís de Almeida Portugal Soares de Alarcão d'Eça e Melo Silva Mascarenhas, 2nd Marquess of Lavradio, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Luís de Almeida Portugal Soares de Alarcão d'Eça e Melo Silva Mascarenhas, 2nd Marquess of Lavradio

Colonial governor of Brazil

Date of Birth: 27-Jun-1729

Place of Birth: Lisbon, Lisbon District, Portugal

Date of Death: 02-May-1790

Profession: governor

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Luís de Almeida Portugal Soares de Alarcão d'Eça e Melo Silva Mascarenhas, 2nd Marquess of Lavradio (27 June 1729 in Lisbon - 2 May 1790) was the 11th Viceroy of the Portuguese colony of Brazil, the second one that ruled the colony after the seat of government moved to Rio de Janeiro.
He was the son of a Marquis of the same title, D.
António de Almeida Soares e Portugal and his wife, D.
Francisca das Chagas Mascarenhas.
During the 1762 Spanish invasion of Portugal, he commanded the 1st Cascais Infantry Regiment.