Antão de Noronha
- not to be confused with António José Severim de Noronha, 1st Duke of Terceira
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![]() Portrait of D. Antão de Noronha in Ásia Portuguesa by Manuel de Faria e Sousa, 1674. | |
25th Viceroy of Portuguese India | |
In office 3 September 1564 – September 1568 | |
Monarch | Sebastian I of Portugal |
Preceded by | João de Mendonça |
Succeeded by | Luís de Ataíde |
D. Antão de Noronha[1] was appointed in 1564 under Sebastian of Portugal as vice-roy of India. Previously, he had been captaining at Hormuz in the 1550s and served at Ceuta in the 1540s. He was the illegitimate son of D. João de Noronha and nephew of viceroy D. Afonso de Noronha (1550-1554). D. Antão de Noronha was also the Viceroy of Portuguese India between 3 September 1564 and September 1568. He captured Mangalore and built a fort there in 1568.[2] He died in 1569 on board in his voyage back to Portugal.
References
Bibliography
Vila-Santa, Nuno, "O Vice-Reinado de D. Antão de Noronha (1564-1568) no contexto da crise do Estado da Índia de 1565-1575", Anais de História de Além-Mar, vol. XI, Lisboa/Ponta Delgada, 2010, pp. 63–101. [1]
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Preceded by | Captain-majors of Portuguese Ceylon 1572-1575 | Succeeded by Fernando de Albuquerque |
Preceded by João de Mendonça | Viceroy of India 1564-1568 | Succeeded by Luís de Ataíde |
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