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Louis-Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis of Vaudreuil (

Quebec City Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the Communauté métrop ...

, 26 September 1691 –

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, 27 November 1763) was a French naval officer.

Bibliography

Vaudreuil served in

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

where his father,

Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis 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 ...

, 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 The second battle of Cape Finisterre was a naval encounter fought during the War of the Austrian Succession on 25 October 1747 (N.S.). A British fleet of fourteen ships of the line commanded by Rear-Admiral Edward Hawke intercepted a Frenc ...

on 25 October 1747, North of

Cape Finisterre Cape Finisterre (, also ; gl, Cabo Fisterra, italic=no ; es, Cabo Finisterre, italic=no ) is a rock-bound peninsula on the west coast of Galicia, Spain. In Roman times it was believed to be an end of the known world. The name Finisterre, like ...

Louis XV Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis the Beloved (french: le Bien-Aimé), was King of France from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774. He succeeded his great-grandfather Louis XIV at the age of five. Until he reache ...

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 ''Chef d'escadre'' (; literally "squadron commander") was a rank in the French Navy during the Ancien Régime and until the French Revolution. The rank was changed to '' contre-amiral'' by a law passed on 15 May 1791. History The first chefs ...

and to

lieutenant général des armées navales Lieutenant général des Armées navales was a naval rank in the French Navy during the ancien Régime and until the French Revolution. History Cardinal Mazarin created the rank of Lieutenant général des Armées navales in 1652, as an immediate ...

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 Louis-Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis of Vaudreuil (Quebec City, 26 September 1691 – Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, Rochefort, 27 November 1763) was a French naval officer. Bibliography Vaudreuil served in Canada where his father, Philippe de Rigau ...

(1724-1802), second in command of the French Navy during the American Revolutionary War. * Louise Élisabeth Charlotte de Rigaud de Vaudreuil (1725-1806) *

Louis de Rigaud de Vaudreuil Louis de Rigaud de Vaudreuil (Revel, 17 October 1728 – 1810) was a French Navy officer. He served in the War of American Independence. Biography Rigaud de Vaudreuil was born a younger son of Louis-Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil (1691–1763), ...

(1728-1810), fought also in the American Revolutionary War.

Notes, citations, and references

Notes Citations Bibliography * 1691 births 1763 deaths Order of Saint Louis recipients French military personnel of the Seven Years' War French military personnel of the War of the Austrian Succession French Navy admirals {{NewFrance-stub