Luís Carlos Inácio Xavier de Meneses, 1st Marquis of Louriçal

D. Luís Carlos Inácio Xavier de Meneses, 1st Marquis of Louriçal, 5th Count of Ericeira, (4 November 1689 - 1742), was a Portuguese nobleman and statesman, that served as Viceroy of India twice.

Luís Carlos Inácio Xavier de Meneses
Portrait by Pompeo Batoni, 18th c.
Viceroy of India
In office 1717–1720
Monarch	John V of Portugal
Preceded by	Francisco José de Sampaio e Castro
Succeeded by	D. Sebastião de Andrade Pessanha
In office 1740–1742
Monarch	John V of Portugal
Preceded by	Count of Sandomil
Succeeded by	Council of the Interim Government
Personal details
Born	4 November 1689 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal
Died	1742 Goa, Portuguese India
Nationality	Portuguese
Spouse(s)	Ana Xavier de Rohan da Câmara
Children	Francisco Xavier Rafael de Meneses, 2nd Marquis of Louriçal Constança Xavier de Meneses Henrique de Meneses, 3rd Marquis of Louriçal José Vicente de Menezes Joana de Menezes Margarida Xavier de Menezes Fernando de Menezes

Early life

Luís Carlos Inácio Xavier de Meneses was born on 4 November 1689, to Francisco Xavier de Meneses, 4th Count of Ericeira, and D. Joana Madalena de Noronha, daughter of Luís Lobo da Silveira, 2nd Count of Sarzedas and Mariana da Silva e Lencastre. He was brother to fr. António da Piedade, a noted clergyman of his time. He grew up under the tutelage of his great uncle, Fernando de Meneses, 2nd Count of Ericeira, and his grandfather, Luís de Meneses, 3rd Count of Ericeira.

Viceroy of India

His two tenures as Viceroy of Portuguese India were notable for his continued military successes and for his economic rehabilitation policies. His first tenure, between 1717 and 1721, started when he was only 27 and arrived in Goa, with 6 six ships and 2,000 soldiers. His power and expansive policies led him to be dubbed the "greatest of the governors of the Orient of the first half of the 18th century."[1]

Genealogy

Issue

Name	Portrait	Lifespan	Notes
By Ana Xavier de Rohan da Câmara
Francisco Xavier Rafael de Meneses, 2nd Marquis of Louriçal		1711 – 2 May 1742	2nd Marquis of Louriçal, 6th Count of Ericeira; Governor-at-Arms of the Alentejo; never married; no issue.
Constança Xavier de Meneses			Married D. José Félix da Cunha Meneses, Lord of Paio Pires c. 1750.
Henrique de Meneses, 3rd Marquis of Louriçal		5 January 1727 – 29 May 1787	3rd Marquis of Louriçal, 7th Count of Ericeira. Married D. Maria da Glória da Cunha e Meneses, had issue.
José Vicente
Joana de Meneses
Margarida de Meneses
Fernando de Meneses

References

1. Veríssimo Serrão, Vol V, p. 293.

Bibliography

• Veríssimo Serrão, Joaquim (1977). História de Portugal (in Portuguese). V. Lisbon: Editorial Verbo.