D. Luís Carlos Inácio Xavier de Meneses, 1st Marquis of Louriçal and 5th Count of Ericeira (4 November 1689 – 1742) was a Portuguese nobleman and colonial administrator, who served as Viceroy of India twice.

In 1740, the Count of Ericeira, now Marquis of Louriçal, was nominated Viceroy of India by King John V for the second time.

[2] On 18 July, near the Cape of Good Hope, the squadron separated, so that the fastest ships could arrive in India taking advantage of the monsoon of this year.

[2] Esperança, which carried the Viceroy, and Monte do Carmo, anchored in the Bay of St. Augustine, with damage and a lot of men with scurvy.

[2] In a letter to António Guedes Pereira, then the Secretary of State of the Navy and Overseas Domains, the Marquis of Louriçal wrote that the blame for the loss of Nazaré was of "all of the officers, some that insisted to enter the Bay of All Saints in the night, even with fog, heavy rain and rough sea, and others for not opposing with such a certainly disorder, as unfortunately proved.