Marquis De Vaudreuil

	Marquis De Vaudreuil The Marquis de Vaudreuil may refer to: Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil (1643–1702), governor of Montréal then of New France Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil (1698–1778), last governor-general of New France * Louis-Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis of Vaudreuil (1691 – 1763), French admiral Louis-Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil Louis-Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil (18 April 1724 – 14 December 1802) was second in command of the French squadron off America during the American Revolutionary War. Biography Early life Louis-Philippe Rigaud de Vaudreuil was ... (1724 – 1802), French admiral, son of the former {{hndis, Vaudreuil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Philippe De Rigaud De Vaudreuil Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil (; c. 1643 – 10 October 1725) was a French military officer who served as Governor General of New France (now Canada and U.S. states of the Mississippi Valley) from 1703 to 1725, throughout Queen Anne's War and Father Rale's War. Life and career He was born at the Castle of Vaudreuil near Castelnaudary in France. He was the second son of Jean-Louis de Rigaud (d. 1659), Baron de Vaudreuil, Seigneur d' Auriac and de Cabanial, by his wife Marie de Château-Verdun. She was the daughter of François, Seigneur de la Razairie. As Chevalier de Vaudreuil, he was sent to command French forces in New France before being appointed Governor of Montreal in 1699, and then Governor General of New France in 1703. He died at Quebec City. He married Louise Élisabeth de Joybert, a daughter of Pierre de Joybert de Soulanges et de Marson, by his wife Marie-Françoise, daughter of Louis-Théandre Chartier de Lotbinière. They lived at Château Vaudreui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Pierre De Rigaud De Vaudreuil Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation of Aramaic כיפא (''Kefa),'' the nickname Jesus gave to apostle Simon Bar-Jona, referred in English as Saint Peter. Pierre is also found as a surname. People with the given name * Abbé Pierre, Henri Marie Joseph Grouès (1912–2007), French Catholic priest who founded the Emmaus Movement * Monsieur Pierre, Pierre Jean Philippe Zurcher-Margolle (c. 1890–1963), French ballroom dancer and dance teacher * Pierre (footballer), Lucas Pierre Santos Oliveira (born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Pierre, Baron of Beauvau (c. 1380–1453) * Pierre, Duke of Penthièvre (1845–1919) * Pierre, marquis de Fayet (died 1737), French naval commander and Governor General of Saint-Domingue * Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895–1964), father o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Louis-Philippe De Rigaud, Marquis Of Vaudreuil Louis-Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis of Vaudreuil (Quebec City, 26 September 1691 – Rochefort, 27 November 1763) was a French naval officer. Bibliography Vaudreuil served in Canada where his father, Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil, was governor from 1703 to 1725, and came back to France only after the death of his father in (1725). Promoted to Captain in 1738, was given command of ''Intrépide'', which he captained at the Second Battle of Cape Finisterre on 25 October 1747, North of Cape Finisterre. Louis XV had a tablet made representing the ''Intrépide'' battling the English fleet, and donated it to Vaudreuil. A copy is on display at Versailles Museum. Vaudreuil was promoted chef d'escadre and to lieutenant général des armées navales in 1753. He died in 1763. Marriage and children He married on 22 December 1723 with Élisabeth-Catherine Le Moyne, daughter of Joseph Le Moyne de Sérigny. They had * Louis-Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil (1724-1802), second in comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]