The De Souza family, otherwise known as the De Sousa family, is a prominent Beninese clan. Its founder, Francisco Felix de Sousa, was the Brazilian-born viceroy of Ouidah in the Kingdom of Dahomey.[1]
De Souza
Parent house
Sousa family
Current region
West Africa
Place of origin
Bahia, Brazil
Founded
18th century
Founder
Dom Francisco Felix de Sousa
Current head
Moise de Souza
Titles
List
Chacha of Ouidah
Mito of Ouidah
Viceroy of Ouidah
Connected families
Dahomeyan royal family
Traditions
Roman Catholicism
West African Vodun
Estate(s)
Singbomey Compound
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