Vitório Maria de Sousa Coutinho, 2nd Count of Linhares

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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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