Tomás Xavier de Lima Teles da Silva, 1st Marquis of Ponte de Lima


Tomás Xavier de Lima Teles da Silva, 1st Marquis of Ponte de Lima, 13th Count of Vila Nova de Cerveira, was a Portuguese nobleman, statesman, and historian.

Career

Tomás Xavier de Lima Teles da Silva was a Fidalgo of the Royal Household of Maria I of Portugal and a knight of the Order of Christ.
He served as the head of the Portuguese government from 1786 to 1788.