Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial
Politician
1698 – 1778
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Who was Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial?
Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil de Cavagnial, Marquis de Vaudreuil was a Canadien-born colonial governor of Canada in North America. He was governor of French Louisiana 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.
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- Born
- Nov 22, 1698
Québec - Also known as
- Pierre Francois de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal
- Lived in
- Lower Normandy
- Died
- Aug 4, 1778
Paris
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on July 23, 2013
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