Jerónimo de Azevedo
Dom Jerónimo de Azevedo (Estate of Barbosa, Entre-Douro-e-Minho, Portugal, circa 1560 – Lisbon, São Jorge Castle, 1625) was a Portuguese fidalgo, Governor (captain-general) of Portuguese Ceylon and viceroy of Portuguese India. He proclaimed in Colombo, in 1597, the King of Portugal, Philip I, as the legitimate heir to the throne of Kotte, thus substantiating the Portuguese claims of sovereignty over the island of Ceylon.
His Lordship Dom Jerónimo de Azevedo | |
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Dom Jerónimo de Azevedo in Ásia Portuguesa of Manuel de Faria e Sousa | |
| Viceroy of Portuguese India | |
| In office 1612–1617 | |
| Preceded by | Rui Lourenço de Távora |
| Succeeded by | João Coutinho |
| 2nd Governor of Portuguese Ceylon | |
| In office 1594–1612 | |
| Monarchs | Philip I of Portugal Philip II of Portugal |
| Preceded by | Pedro Lopes de Sousa |
| Succeeded by | Francisco de Meneses |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jerónimo de Azevedo de Ataíde Malafaya 1560 (?) Estate of Barbosa, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 1625 Lisbon, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Resting place | Igreja de São Roque, Lisbon |
| Citizenship | Portuguese |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of Portugal |
| Battles/wars | Invasion of Kandy (1603) Sinhalese–Portuguese conflicts |
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