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Pierre de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial
Final governor-general of New France from 1755-60 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil de Cavagnial, marquis de Vaudreuil (22 November 1698 – 4 August 1778[1]) was a Canadian-born colonial governor of French Canada in North America. He was governor of French Louisiana (1743–1753) and in 1755 became the last Governor-General of New France. In 1759 and 1760 the British conquered the colony in the Seven Years' War (known in the United States as the French and Indian War).
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Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial | |
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13th Governor General of New France | |
In office 1755–1760 | |
Monarch | Louis XV |
Preceded by | Marquis Du Quesne |
Succeeded by | Jeffery Amherst as Governor of the Province of Quebec |
10th French Governor of Louisiana | |
In office 1743–1753 | |
Monarch | Louis XV |
Preceded by | Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne |
Succeeded by | Louis Billouart de Kerlérec |
21st Governor of Trois-Rivières | |
In office 1733–1742 | |
Monarch | Louis XV |
Preceded by | Josué Dubois Berthelot de Beaucours |
Succeeded by | Claude-Michel Bégon de la Cour |
Personal details | |
Born | Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil de Cavagnial (1698-11-22)November 22, 1698 Quebec, New France |
Died | August 4, 1778(1778-08-04) (aged 79) Paris, France |
Spouse |
Jeanne Charlotte de Fleury Deschambault
(m. 1746; died 1763) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | French Navy |
Years of service | 1708–1761 |
Rank | Captain |
Battles/wars | French and Indian War |
Awards | Order of Saint Louis Grand-Croix |
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