Bernardo de Brito | |
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Chief Chronicler of the Kingdom of Portugal | |
In office 12 July 1614 – 27 February 1617 | |
Monarch | Philip II of Portugal |
Preceded by | Francisco de Andrade |
Succeeded by | João Baptista Lavanha |
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Born | Baltasar de Brito e Andrade 20 August 1569 Almeida, Kingdom of Portugal |
Died | 27 February 1617 Almeida, Kingdom of Portugal | (aged 47)
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Friar Bernardo de Brito OCist (20 August 1569 – 27 February 1617) was a Portuguese monk and historian. He is perhaps best known for having authored the first two volumes of Monarchia Lusytana, his magnum opus.