João Carlos de Bragança, 2nd Duke of Lafões
The Duke of Lafões | |
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Portrait by Louis Rolland Trinquesse (Palácio do Grilo) | |
| Minister Assistant to the Dispatch | |
| In office 6 January 1801 – 21 May 1801 | |
| Monarch | John, Prince Regent |
| Personal details | |
| Born | João Carlos de Bragança e Ligne de Sousa Tavares Mascarenhas da Silva 6 March 1719 Lisbon, Portugal |
| Died | 10 November 1806 (aged 87) Lisbon, Portugal |
D. 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 (6 March 1719 – 10 November 1806) was a Portuguese nobleman and politician. 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, 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.