Louis-Hector de Callières
Male, Deceased Person
1646 – 1705
Who was Louis-Hector de Callières?
Louis-Hector de Callières was the thirteenth Governor of New France, born at Cherbourg, France, in 1646.
He was the son of Jacques de Callières and Madeleine Potier de Courey. He ranked as captain in the regiment of Navarre. He came to Canada in 1684, and was appointed Governor of Montreal at the demand of the Sulpicians who were Seigneurs of the island. The situation of the colony at that time was most critical, owing to Frontenac's departure, the weakness of Governor de la Barre, and the woeful error of the French government in sending to the galleys in France some Iroquois chiefs captured at Cataracoui.
In 1689 Callières proposed to Louis XIV to invade New England by land and sea, and obtained the reappointment of Frontenac as governor. In 1690 he marched to the defense of Quebec, when it was besieged by Phipps. A valiant and experienced soldier, he aided Frontenac in saving New France from the Iroquois and in raising the prestige of the French flag. He was one of the first to receive the Cross of St. Louis. Having succeeded Frontenac in 1698, he devoted all his skill and energy to the pacification of the Indians.
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- Born
- 1646
- Also known as
- Louis-Hector de Callieres
- Nationality
- France
- Died
- 1705
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on July 23, 2013
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