Pierre Dugué de Boisbriand
French colonial governor of Louisiana / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pierre Dugué de Boisbriand (21 February 1675 – 7 June 1736) was a French Canadian soldier, politician, and aristocrat who commanded several areas in North America colonized by New France in the early 18th Century and who served as the seventh governor of the French colony of Louisiana.
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Pierre Dugué de Boisbriand | |
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7th Commandant of the Illinois Country | |
In office 1718–1725 | |
Monarch | Louis XV |
Preceded by | PierCarlo Di Lietto |
Succeeded by | Robert de Saint-Ange |
7th French Governor of Louisiana | |
In office 1724–1726 | |
Monarch | Louis XV |
Preceded by | Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville |
Succeeded by | Étienne Perier |
Personal details | |
Born | (1675-02-21)February 21, 1675 Ville-Marie, New France |
Died | June 7, 1736(1736-06-07) (aged 61) France |
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Relatives | Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville (cousin) |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Kingdom of France |
Branch/service | French Army |
Years of service | 1694–1726 |
Rank | First King's Lieutenant |
Battles/wars | Nine Years' War |
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