Henrique de Meneses | |
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Governor of India | |
In office 1524–1526 | |
Monarch | John III |
Preceded by | Vasco da Gama |
Succeeded by | Lopo Vaz de Sampaio |
Personal details | |
Born | 1496 Lisbon, Portugal |
Died | 21 February 1526 Cannanore, India | (aged 29–30)
D. Henrique de Meneses, 2nd Lord of Louriçal (1496 – 21 February 1526) was a Portuguese nobleman and colonial administrator, Governor of India from 1521 to 1524.[1][2] He was born in Lisbon in 1496 and died in Cannanore on 21 February 1526.[2][3][4][5] He was the nephew of Diogo Lopes de Sequeira.[6]