Vasco da Gama, 3rd Count of Vidigueira

1530 - 1578  (~ 48 years)

• Name	Vasco da Gama  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	3rd Count of Vidigueira
  Birth	Abt. 1530  [3]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Dom Francisco da Gama  [1, 3]
  Military	4 Aug 1578	Alcácer Quibir, Morocco   [3]
  	Battle of Alcácer Quibir
  Occupation	member of the Council of State for Sebastião, King of Portugal  [3]
  Religion	Roman Catholic  [3]
  Title	3rd Count of Vidigueira  [1, 3]
  Title	Admiral of India  [3]
  Title	Lord of the towns of Vidigueira and Frades  [3]
  Title	Master of the Horse for King João III and Prince João  [3]
  Death	4 Aug 1578	Alcácer Quibir, Morocco   [3]
  Person ID	I19	Da Gama Genealogy
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Francisco da Gama, 2nd Count of Vidigueira,   b. Abt. 1500, Sines, Setubal, Alentejo, Portugal
  Mother	Guiomar de Vilhena
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Maria de Ataíde,   b. Abt. 1540
  Children	1. Antonio da Gama,   b. Abt. 1563 + 2. Francisco da Gama, 4th Count of Vidigueira,   b. 1565, Oropesa, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain d. Jul 1632, Oropesa, Toledo, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain (Age 67 years)   3. António da Gama   4. Jorge da Gama   5. Rev. João da Gama, Bishop of Miranda   6. Violante de Ataíde
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Dec 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] "Vasco da Gama," Wikipedia, last modified 22 Dec 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasco_da_Gama. [S5] "Francisco da Gama, 4.º Conde da Vidigueira," Wikipedia, last modified 27 Jan 2024, https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francisco_da_Gama,_4.º_Conde_da_Vidigueira. [S6] Vasco da Gama, 3.º Conde da Vidigueira, Wikipedia, last modified 23 May 2022, https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasco_da_Gama,_3.º_Conde_da_Vidigueira.