Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon
Military Person
1510 – 1571
Who was Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon?
Nicolas Durand, sieur de Villegaignon, also Villegagnon was a Commander of the Knights of Malta, and later a French naval officer who attempted to help the Huguenots in France escape persecution.
A notable public figure in his time, Villegaignon was a mixture of soldier, scientist, explorer, adventurer and entrepreneur. He fought pirates in the Mediterranean and participated in several wars.
Villegagnon was born in Villegaignon, Seine et Marne, France, a nephew of Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, Grand Master of the Order of Malta. He was ordained as a Knight of the Order in 1521.
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- Born
- 1510
France - Nationality
- France
- Education
- University of Paris
- Died
- Jan 9, 1571
Beauvais
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on July 23, 2013
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