João Carlos de Bragança e Ligne de Sousa Tavares Mascarenhas da Silva, 2nd Duke of Lafões, 4th Marquis of Arronches and 8th Count of Miranda do Corvo was a Portuguese politician and nobleman. He was the marshal general of the Portuguese Army, which he commanded during the War of the Oranges. A founding member of the Academia Real das Ciências of Lisbon (Royal Academy of Sciences of Lisbon), he briefly held the office of minister assistant to the dispatch (Prime Minister) of Portugal, between 6 January and 21 May 1801. He was dismissed from office after the entry of the Spanish forces in the Alentejo, although he remained marshal of the army.
João Carlos de Bragança e Ligne de Sousa Tavares Mascarenhas da Silva, 2nd Duke of Lafões, 4th Marquis of Arronches and 8th Count of Miranda do Corvo was a Portuguese politician and nobleman. He was the marshal general of the Portuguese Army, which he commanded during the War of the Oranges. A founding member of the Academia Real das Ciências of Lisbon (Royal Academy of Sciences of Lisbon), he briefly held the office of minister assistant to the dispatch (Prime Minister) of Portugal, between 6 January and 21 May 1801. He was dismissed from office after the entry of the Spanish forces in the Alentejo, although he remained marshal of the army.
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