monarch predecessor successor office term_start article_title term_end name
john iii of portugal sebastian of portugal joão henriques fernando de monroy duarte de eça antónio de noronha 2nd & 11th captain-major of portuguese ceylon 1552 1570 diogo de melo coutinho
 1552 1572 diogo de melo coutinho
diogo de melo coutinho

diogo de melo coutinho was the second and eleventh captain-major of portuguese ceylon .
coutinho was first appointed in 1552 under sebastian of portugal , he was captain-major until 1552 .
his second term lasted from 1570-1572 .
he was succeeded by duarte de eça and antónio de noronha respectively .
