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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 ...
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- French and Indian War
- 1708–1761
Jun 6, 2007 · Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil de Cavagnial, Marquis de Vaudreuil, (sometimes Vaudreuil-Cavagnial), officer, last governor general of New France 1755–60 (born in Québec , New-France on 22 November 1698; died in Paris, France 4 August 1778). He was the governor of New France during the Seven Years’ War and the British Conquest of New France.
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22 Nov. 1698 at Quebec, fourth son of Philippe de Rigaud* de Vaudreuil, Marquis de Vaudreuil, and Louise-Élisabeth de Joybert* de Soulanges et de Marson; d. 4 Aug. 1778 in Paris, France. Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil de Cavagnial’s father, scion of a feudal Languedoc noble family, served with the Mousquetaires before accepting the ...
- W. J. Eccles
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 4
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 Trois-Rivières, gouverneur de Louisiane et le dernier ...
- Louis XV
- Jeffery Amherst, (Nouvelle-France occupée)
Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal. Vaudreuil-Cavagnal, Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de (1704-1778), last governor of New France (1755-60), was born at Montreal in 1704, the son of Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil and Louise Elisabeth Joybert de Soulanges. He became a captain in the troupes de la marine, and in 1733 was appointed governor of Three Rivers.
Aug 9, 2019 · 1. Pierre de Rigaud, 1698-1778 Marker. Inscription. Français: Né à Québec, gouverneur de la Louisiane en 1742, le marquis de Vaudreuil fut le premier Canadien à devenir lieutenant-général et gouverneur de la Nouvelle-France en 1755. Témoin des brillantes campagnes du marquis de Montcalm aux frontières, on lui a reproché sa ...
Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil de Cavagnial, marquis de Vaudreuil 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.
