Vasco Da Gama - Marriage and Issue

Marriage and Issue

Vasco da Gama and his wife, Catarina de Ataíde, had six sons and one daughter:

1. Dom Francisco da Gama, who inherited his father's titles as 2nd Count of Vidigueira and the 2nd "Admiral of the Seas of India, Arabia and Persia". He remained in Portugal.
2. Dom Estevão da Gama, after his abortive 1524 term as Indian patrol captain, he was appointed for a three-year term as captain of Malacca, serving from 1534 to 1539 (includes the last two years of his brother Paulo's term). He was subsequently appointed as the 11th governor of India from 1540 to 1542.
3. Dom Paulo da Gama, captain of Malacca in 1533-34, killed in a naval action off Malacca.
4. Dom Cristovão da Gama, captain of Malacca fleet from 1538 to 1540; nominated to succeed in Malacca, but killed in action while leading expedition to Abyssinia in 1542.
5. Dom Pedro da Silva da Gama, appointed captain of Malacca from 1548 to 1552.
6. Dom Álvaro d'Ataide da Gama appointed captain of Malacca fleet in 1540s, captain of Malacca itself from 1552 to 1554.
7. Dona Isabel d'Ataide da Gama, only daughter, married Ignacio de Noronha, son of the first Count of Linhares.

His male line issue became extinct in 1747, though the title went through female line.