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Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac et de Palluau (French pronunciation: [lwi də bɥad kɔ̃t də fʁɔ̃tənak e də palɥo]; 22 May 1622 – 28 November 1698) was a French soldier, courtier, and Governor General of New France in North America from 1672 to 1682, and again from 1689 to his death in 1698.
May 18, 2024 · Louis de Buade, comte de Frontenac, French courtier and governor of New France (1672–82, 1689–98) who, despite a record of misgovernment, managed to encourage profitable explorations westward and to repel British and Iroquois attacks on New France. Frontenac had great influence at court.
- W.J. Eccles
Jan 14, 2008 · Louis de Buade Frontenac, Comte de, governor general of New France (born 22 May 1622 in St-Germain, France ; died 28 November 1698 in Québec City, New France). This imperious count had been an officer in the French and Venetian armies.
BUADE, LOUIS DE, Comte de FRONTENAC et de PALLUAU, soldier, governor-general of New France; one of the more turbulent and influential figures in the history of Canada, chiefly noted as the architect of French expansion in North America and defender of New France against attacks by the Iroquois confederacy and the English colonies; b. 12 May ...
Louis de Buade, count de Palluau and de Frontenac, (born May 22, 1622, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, France—died Nov. 28, 1698, Quebec, New France), French courtier and governor of New France (1672–82, 1689–98).
Biography: The charismatic and controversial Louis de Buade de Frontenac was a well connected French aristocrat who served two terms as Governor of New France. Although dismissed from the post in 1682 for mismanagement he returned in 1689 and died in Quebec in 1698.
Learn about the life and legacy of Louis de Buade de Frontenac, the controversial governor of New France who defended the colony from British and Iroquois attacks. Find out how he expanded French influence in North America through fur trade and military campaigns.
