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    Louis-Hector de Callière

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  1. Louis-Hector de Callière or Callières (12 November 1648 – 26 May 1703) was a French military officer, who was the governor of Montreal (1684–1699), and the 13th governor of New France from 1698 to 1703.

  2. Louis-Hector de Callière [1], né le 12 novembre 1648 à Torigni-sur-Vire (Normandie, France) et mort le 26 mai 1703 à Québec (Nouvelle-France), est un militaire décoré de l'ordre de Saint-Louis. Il est gouverneur de Montréal de 1684 à 1699 et gouverneur de Nouvelle-France de 1698 à 1703.

  3. CALLIÈRE, LOUIS-HECTOR DE (usually spelled Callières but he signed without the “s”), chevalier, captain in France, governor of Montreal, governor general of New France, knight of the order of Saint-Louis; b. 12 Nov. 1648 at Thorigny-sur-Vire, province of Normandy; d. 26 May 1703 at Quebec.

  4. Great defender of Montréal. By virtue of his reputation, in April 1684 he is named Governor of Montréal, replacing François-Marie Perrot, and embarks for Canada. As early as 1685, he distinguishes himself in a campaign against the Senecas, who are part of the League of Five Iroquois Nations.

  5. Jan 14, 2008 · Louis-Hector de Callière, governor general of New France 1699-1703 (b at Thorigny-sur-Vire, France 12 Nov 1648; d at Québec 26 May 1703). From the Norman nobility and aided by a brother who was private secretary to Louis XIV, Callière impressed his superiors as an able commander at Montréal 1684-98.

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  7. Feb 7, 2006 · Following Frontenac’s death in November 1698, Louis-Hector de Callière was promoted from governor of Montreal. He became governor of all New France in the spring of 1699 and began looking for ways to end the wars.

  8. Louis-Hector de Callière, governor-general of New France from 1699 until his death in 1703, achieved a great diplomatic success in negotiating the Great Peace of 1701 between New France and 38 Native nations. Illustration copyright Francis Back.