Georges Duval de Leyrit (7 August 1716 – 9 April 1764) was Governor General of
Pondicherry
Pondicherry (), now known as Puducherry ( French: Pondichéry ʊdʊˈtʃɛɹi(listen), on-dicherry, is the capital and the most populous city of the Union Territory of Puducherry in India. The city is in the Puducherry district on the sout ...
between 1755 and 1758. He was preceded by
Charles Godeheu
Charles Robert Godeheu de Zaimont was Acting Governor General of Pondicherry. He was the Commissioner of French army during Dupleix's reign.
Important incidents
In 1754, Godeheu gave up with the English the Indian territories, especially Madras ...
and succeeded by as Arthur, comte de
Lally-Tollendal.
Titles
French colonial governors and administrators
Governors of French India
1716 births
1764 deaths
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