Jean-François Roberval
French officer and first lieutenant general of French Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jean-François de La Rocque de Roberval, also named "l'élu de Poix" or the Sieur de Roberval, (c. 1495 – 1560) was a French officer who was appointed viceroy of Canada by Francis I. He led the first French colonial attempt in the Saint Laurent valley in the first half of the 16th century with the explorer Jacques Cartier.[1]
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Jean-François Roberval | |
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Born | Jean-François de La Rocque de Roberval c. 1495 near Carcassonne, France |
Died | 1560 Paris, France |
Other names | Roberval, Sieur de Roberval |
Occupation(s) | French nobleman and civil servant |
Known for | First lieutenant general of French Canada |
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