Tomás Xavier de Lima Teles da Silva, 1st Marquis of Ponte de Lima

His Excellency The Marquis of Ponte de Lima KC FC
Secretary of the State of the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves
In office 1 April 1786 – 15 December 1788
Monarch	Maria I of Portugal
Preceded by	Martinho de Melo e Castro
Succeeded by	Viscount of Balsemão
Secretary of Foreign Affairs and War of the Kingdom of Portugal and the Algarves
In office 1 April 1786 – 15 December 1788
Monarch	Maria I of Portugal
Preceded by	Martinho de Melo e Castro
Succeeded by	Viscount of Balsemão
Personal details
Born	12 October 1727
Died	23 December 1800(1800-12-23) (aged 73)
Spouse	Eugénia Maria Josefa of Braganza
Occupation	Politician

Tomás Xavier de Lima Teles da Silva, 1st Marquis of Ponte de Lima, 13th Count of Vila Nova de Cerveira (12 October 1727 — 23 December 1800), was a Portuguese nobleman, statesman, and historian.

Career

Tomás Xavier de Lima Teles da Silva was a Fidalgo of the Royal Household of Maria I of Portugal and a knight of the Order of Christ.

He served as the head of the Portuguese government from 1786 to 1788.