Marc-Antoine Bras-De-Fer de Chateaufort (died after September 1638) was a soldier and administrator in
New France. He served as commandant of
Trois-Rivières from 1636 to 1638. He also served as acting commandant of New France from December 1635 to June 1636.
He came to
Quebec City in 1634 or 1635 and took charge of New France following the death of
Champlain
Samuel de Champlain (; Fichier OrigineFor a detailed analysis of his baptismal record, see RitchThe baptism act does not contain information about the age of Samuel, neither his birth date nor his place of birth. – 25 December 1635) was a Fr ...
. Chateaufort passed control of the colony to Governor
Montmagny on his arrival in June 1636. Soon afterwards, he travelled to Trois-Rivières to assume the role of commandant there.
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17th-century Canadian politicians
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Knights of Malta