Duarte de Meneses | |
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Governor of India | |
In office 1522–1524 | |
Monarch | John III |
Preceded by | Diogo Lopes de Sequeira |
Succeeded by | Vasco da Gama |
Personal details | |
Born | Before 1488 Portugal |
Died | After 1539 Lisbon, Portugal |
Spouse | Filipa de Noronha |
Children | João de Meneses Pedro de Meneses Fernando de Meneses Joana de Meneses Inácia de Meneses Brites de Meneses |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Portuguese Empire |
Battles/wars | Moroccan–Portuguese conflicts |
D. Duarte de Meneses (before 1488 – after 1539) was a 16th-century Portuguese nobleman and colonial administrator, Governor of Tangier from 1508 to 1521 and 1536 to 1539, and Governor of India from 1522 to 1524.