Vasco Mascarenhas, 1st Count of Óbidos
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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.[1]
The Count of Óbidos | |
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 Portrait at the Gallery of Viceroys and Governors of India, Goa | |
| 27th Viceroy of Portuguese India | |
| In office 1663–1667 | |
| Monarch | Peter II |
| Preceded by | Francisco Barreto de Meneses |
| Succeeded by | Alexandre de Sousa Freire |
| 17th Viceroy of Brazil | |
| In office May 1640 – 1640 | |
| Monarch | John IV |
| Preceded by | Fernando de Mascarenhas |
| Succeeded by | Jorge de Mascarenhas |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Vasco Mascarenhas ca. 1605 |
| Died | 4 July 1678 |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
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.[citation needed]
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