António de Sousa Coutinho
António de Sousa Coutinho | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Ceylon | |
| In office 1655–1656 | |
| Monarch | John IV |
| Preceded by | Francisco de Melo e Castro |
| Succeeded by | António de Amaral de Meneses |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1668 |
António de Sousa Coutinho was a Portuguese colonial administrator, Governor of Ceylon from 1655 to 1656. Sousa Coutinho was appointed in 1655 under King John IV of Portugal, and he was Governor until 1656. He was succeeded by António de Amaral de Meneses.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Cahoon, Ben. "Governors". Sri Lanka. Worldstatesmen. Retrieved 14 July 2012.