Pierre, marquis de Fayet (d. 11 July 1737) was a French naval commander. Serving as a Captain in King
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 ...
's
navy
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, Pierre was distinguished by his membership of the
Order of St. Louis
The Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis (french: Ordre Royal et Militaire de Saint-Louis) is a dynastic order of chivalry founded 5 April 1693 by King Louis XIV, named after Saint Louis (King Louis IX of France). It was intended as a rewar ...
, and later became the Governor General of the French colony of
Saint-Domingue
Saint-Domingue () was a French colony in the western portion of the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, in the area of modern-day Haiti, from 1659 to 1804. The name derives from the Spanish main city in the island, Santo Domingo, which came to refer ...
.
Governorship
King Louis XV named Pierre Saint-Dominigue's new Governor-General in July 1732,
[de Magny, ''la Noblesse'', p.188.] following the death of the
Marquis de Vienne in February. From the beginning of his Governorship, Pierre brought in legislation to combat the increasing numbers of African slaves joining the
Maroon
Maroon ( US/ UK , Australia ) is a brownish crimson color that takes its name from the French word ''marron'', or chestnut. "Marron" is also one of the French translations for "brown".
According to multiple dictionaries, there are var ...
rebels.
Death
Pierre died in
Petit-Goâve
Petit-Goâve ( ht, Ti Gwav) is a coastal commune in the Léogâne Arrondissement in the Ouest department of Haiti. It is located southwest of Port-au-Prince. The town has a population of approximately 12,000 inhabitants.
History
The town is ...
on 11 July 1737.
Étienne Cochard de Chastenoy briefly succeeding him as acting Governor-General before
Marquis de Larnage's arrival.
Family
Pierre de Fayet married Catherine Olivier. Their son, Alain-Pierre, also became a member of the Order of St. Louis.
In popular culture
Pierre de Fayet appears as the main antagonist in the video game ''
Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry'', which portrays him as a vile and ruthless governor with a particular dislike for slaves, whom he treats harshly and considers to be subhuman and incapable of self-governance. He is killed by the protagonist
Adéwalé
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, an Assassin and former slave, in 1737.
Notes
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*{{Cite book, title=Loix et constitutions des colonies franc̜oises de l'Amérique sous le vent: 1722-1749, author=de Saint-Méry, Médéric Louis Elie Moreau, publisher=Chez l'auteur, year=1785, language=French
References
Order of Saint Louis recipients
1737 deaths
Year of birth unknown
Governors of Saint-Domingue
People of Saint-Domingue