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For the ensuing 14 years he resided in quiet retirement at his Paris house on the Rue des Tournelles in the Latin quarter, where he died on 4 Aug. 1778. Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil, was obviously a highly strung, complex person who bottled up his emotions and let no one around him suspect his inner turmoil.
He was the son of Philippe de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil (1643–1725), also governor (1705–25). After entering the army he became governor of Trois Rivières (1733) and of Louisiana (1742). Source for information on Vaudreuil-Cavagnal, Pierre de Rigaud, marquis de: The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. dictionary.
Vaudreuil, Pierre de Rigaud, marquis de, 1698-1778 Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens French archives records, 1694-1835
Vaudreuil-Cavagnal, Pierre de Rigaud, marquis de pyĕr də rēgōˈ märkēˈ də vōdröˈyə-kävänyälˈ , 1698–1765, last French governor of New France, b. Quebec. Quebec. He was the son of Philippe de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil (1643–1725), also governor (1705–25).
May 1, 2022 · He died in Quebec City. His son, Pierre François de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal, later served as the last governor-general of New France before its conquest by the British in 1760, during the French and Indian War. Several of his other sons went on to distinguished careers in the French army and navy.
modifier. Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil de Cavagnial, né le 22 novembre 1698 à Québec ( Nouvelle-France) et mort le 4 août 1778 à Paris ( France 1 ), quatrième fils de Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil et de l' acadienne Louise-Élisabeth de Joybert de Soulanges et de Marson, est marquis de Vaudreuil, officier de la Marine, gouverneur de ...
The Comte de Vaudreuil was born in Saint-Domingue, West Indies, the son of Joseph de Rigaud (1706–1764), Marquis de Vaudreuil, the French governor of the island, and his aristocratic white Creole wife, Françoise Guiot de la Mirande. His paternal grandfather, Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil, was Governor General of New France.
