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Governor Of Martinique
(Dates in italics indicate ''de facto'' continuation of office) Ancien regime and First Republic (1635-1794) British occupation (1794–1814) Restoration, Second Republic, Second Empire (1814–70) Third Republic (1870–1940) Fourth and Fifth Republics (1945-present) See also *Martinique *Politics of Martinique External linksWorld Statesmen - Martinique References {{DEFAULTSORT:Colonial And Departmental Heads Of Martinique Martinique Martinique ( , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in th ... Colonial and Departmental Heads Prefects of Martinique ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pierre Belain D'Esnambuc
Pierre Belain, sieur d'Esnambuc (; 1585–1636) was a French trader and adventurer in the Caribbean, who established the first permanent French colony, Saint-Pierre, on the island of Martinique in 1635. Biography Youth Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc was the fifth child of Nicholas Belain, lord of Quenouville and of Esnambuc. He was baptized in the Saint-Quentin church in Allouville-Bellefosse, in Normandy, on March 9, 1585. The domain of Quenouville suffered under the Wars of Religion which laid waste the Pays de Caux. Nicholas Belain had to borrow 2,400 books from the Duke of Cossé-Brissac which was Usury, swollen by interest. After his death in 1599, his children had to pay the debt. François, the eldest and heir of the domain of Quenouville, decided to sell the domain of Esnambuc. The other land was sold in 1610. Pierre Belain ought not therefore to have borne this title, which he nonetheless did during later years. In 1603, when he was 18 years old, he embarked as "mathelot" on "' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine D'Arcy, Sieur De La Varenne
Antoine is a French given name (from the Latin ''Antonius'' meaning 'highly praise-worthy') that is a variant of Danton, Titouan, D'Anton and Antonin. The name is used in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, West Greenland, Haiti, French Guiana, Madagascar, Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania, Western Sahara, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Chad, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, and Rwanda. It is a cognate of the masculine given name Anthony. Similar names include Antaine, Anthoine, Antoan, Antoin, Antton, Antuan, Antwain, Antwan, Antwaun, Antwoine, Antwone, Antwon and Antwuan. Feminine forms include Antonia, Antoinette, and (more rarely) Antionette. As a first name *Antoine Alexandre Barbier (1765–1825), a French librarian and bibliographer *Antoine Arbogast (1759–1803), a French mathematician *Antoine Arnauld (1612–1694), a French theologian, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor-Thérèse Charpentier
Victor-Thérèse Charpentier d'Ennery (March 24, 1732 – December 13, 1776) was the marquis, and later count, of Ennery and was also a governor general of Saint-Domingue in the mid-to-late 18th century. Family Charpentier was born in Paris, France to Thomas-Jacques Charpentier d'Ennery and Madeleine Angélique Rioult de Curzay. Charpentier d'Ennery is the grandson of Jacques Charpentier d'Ennery, the Lord of D'Ennery and Espier. He had a sister, Cécile Pauline Charpentier d'Ennery, who married Gilbert de Chauvigny de Blot, a governor of Chantelle. On January 11, 1768 in Paris, he married Benedicte d'Alesso, a descendant of Philip I of France, and had one child: ~ Pauline François de Paule Charpentier (died 1819) married Pierre-Marc-Gaston de Lévis, son of Francois de Gaston, Chevalier de Levis. Charpentier also had another child with Olive Puybaudet: ~ Geneviève Pauline Aimée Charpentier (1776–1850), who married Louis de Tibi (died 1802) and then married Joseph Cas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Louis De Salignac
François-Louis de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon, marquis de La Mothe-Fénelon (7 November 1722 – 10 October 1767) was a French soldier and playwright who was governor of Martinique from 1763 to 1764. Family François-Louis de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon was born on 7 November 1722. His paternal family was descended from Antoine de Neuville, baron of Magnac in Manche in the 16th century, whose sole granddaughter married Francois de Salignac or Salangac, Baron of Motte-Fénelon, in 1599. His father was Gabriel Jacques de Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon (1688–1746), Marquis of Mothe-Fénelon, an army lieutenant general and ambassador to the Hague. His father died of wounds received in the battle of Rocoux. His mother was Françoise Louise Le Pelletier de Montméliand (died 1782). Career In 1737 Fénelon was a second lieutenant in the King's Infantry Regiment at the age of 15. He was made a knight of the Order of Saint Louis in 1740. He was attached to the gendarmes of Berry in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Rufane
William Rufane (died 14 February 1773) was a British soldier who fought in the Seven Years' War, was governor of Martinique in 1762–63 and rose to the rank of lieutenant general. Early career William Rufane was from a family that originated in France, and seems to have formerly been named Ruffane or Ruffine. His brother, Henry Rufane, was a linen draper before joining the navy. He rose to the rank of captain, and was court-martialed for cowardice in an action at sea in July 1745, but later acquitted. William Rufane joined the army in 1721. He was commissioned ensign on 8 February 1722. For many years he served in what would become the 24th Regiment of Foot. He was commissioned captain of Brigadier Thomas Wentworth's Regiment of Foot on 27 September 1737. Rufane was appointed major of the 24th in 1741. On 9 February 1751 Rufane was made lieutenant colonel of the regiment of foot commanded by William Kerr, Earl of Ancram, and William Godfrey, major. By 1752, the 24th Regiment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louis-Charles Le Vassor De La Touche
Louis-Charles Le Vassor de La Touche de Tréville (31 March 1709 – 14 April 1781), comte de La Touche, was a French naval general who was governor of Martinique and governor general of the Windward Islands. Birth and family Louis-Charles Le Vassor de La Touche was born on 31 March 1709 in Le Lamentin, Martinique. His family had been established in Martinique since the middle of the 17th century, and was ennobled in 1706. His grandfather was one of the leaders of the Gaoulé revolt in 1717. His father was Charles Lambert Le Vassor de La Touche (1677–1737), a militia colonel, lieutenant general, captain general of the coastguard of Le Croisic. His mother was Marie Rose de Mallevaut (1684–1724). One of his brothers was Charles Augustin Levassor de La Touche Tréville (1712–1788), who became a lieutenant general of naval armies. Early naval career (1726–1756) La Touche joined the navy, and became a '' garde marine'' in 1726, and an ''enseigne de vaisseau'' (ensign) in 1733 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François V De Beauharnais
François V de Beauharnais (16 January 1714, La Rochelle – 18 June 1800, Saint-Germain-en-Laye) was a French nobleman, soldier, politician, colonial governor and admiral. He was seigneur de Beaumont et de Bellechauve, baron de Beauville, 1st marquis de la Ferté-Beauharnais, chef d'escadre des armées royales, and governor of the French colony of Martinique. He was the son of Claude de Beauharnais (1680–1738), ''sieur'' de Beaumont et de Bellechauve, and his wife Renée Hardouineau. Marriages and issue On 13 September 1751, at Blois, François de Beauharnais married Marie Anne Henriette Françoise Pyvart de Chastullé (1722–1767). They had three children: * François de Beauharnais (1752–1753) * François de Beauharnais (VI) (1756–1846), seigneur de Beaumont et de Bellechauve, baron de Beauville, 3rd comte des Roches-Baritaud, 2nd marquis de la Ferté-Beauharnais * Alexandre de Beauharnais (1760–1794). On Henriette's death, François de Beauharnais in 1796 married D� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Rouillé De Rocourt
Alexandre may refer to: * Alexandre (given name) * Alexandre (surname) * Alexandre (film) See also * Alexander Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Al ... * Xano (other), a Portuguese hypocoristic of the name "Alexandre" {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maximin De Bompart
Maximin de Bompart, Marquis de Bompard (1698–1773) was a French naval officer and colonial administrator who served as governor general of the French Antilles between 1750 and 1757. In 1759 he led a French naval force attempting to relieve Guadeloupe which was under attack from British forces during the Seven Years' War. However he landed on Guadeloupe too late to save the island which had formally surrendered on 1 May 1759. Reluctantly Bompart was forced to withdraw and acknowledge British occupation of the island.Anderson pp. 314–15 See also * France in the Seven Years' War * Great Britain in the Seven Years' War Great Britain was one of the major participants in the Seven Years' War, which in fact lasted nine years, between 1754 and 1763. British involvement in the conflict began in 1754 in what became known as the French and Indian War. However th ... References Bibliography * Anderson, Fred ''Crucible of War'', Faber and Faber, 2000 * McLynn, Frank ''1759: The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles De Tubières De Caylus
Charles de Tubières de Pastel de Levoy de Grimoire, marquis de Caylus (1698 – 12 May 1750) was a French naval officer who was governor-general of the French Windward Islands from 1745 to 1750. He had dissipated a considerable fortune and was deeply in debt when he took office, and used his power in wartime conditions to establish lucrative illegal arrangements to trade with France's enemies the English and the Dutch. A young nobleman arrived in Martinique in 1748, and for several months used revenues from his family estates on the island to give meals and dances for the elite. After he left it was found that he had been an impostor. Family Charles de Tubières de Caylus was born in 1698. He was seigneur of Thubières, Lévis, Postels and Grimoard. His parents were Jean Anne de Tubières-Grimoard de Pestels de Lévis, compte de Caylus (), and Marthe Marguerite Hippolyte Le Valois de Villette (1671–1729). He was the nephew of Daniel-Charles-Gabriel de Caylus, bishop of Auxerre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
André Martin, Sieur De Pointesable
André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries. It is a variation of the Greek name ''Andreas'', a short form of any of various compound names derived from ''andr-'' 'man, warrior'. The name is popular in Norway and Sweden. Cognate names Cognate names are: * : Andrei, |
Jean François Louis De Brach
Jean François Louis de Brach (28 May 1668 – 24 September 1739) was a French naval officer who was governor of Martinique from 1728 to 1739. Life Jean François Louis de Brach was born on 28 May 1668. His parents were François Louis de Brach, seigneur de la Mothe-Montussan (died 1701) and Marie de Lootins. He joined the navy and was a ''garde-marine'' in 1685, ''enseigne de vaisseau'' in 1691 and '' lieutenant de vaisseau'' in 1692. In 1717 Brach married Marie Thérèse Boutou de La Baugissière in Rochefort. Their children were Jean (1718–93), François (born 1720), Renée Justine, Marie Anne Louise and Bertille. In 1725 he bought Esnandes from Jean Gâtebois, director of the Compagnie des Indes. His son, also Jean-François-Louis de Brach, was seigneur d’Esnandes at the time of the French Revolution. Brach was promoted to ''capitaine de frégate'' in 1727 and was appointed governor of Martinique the same year. He replaced Jacques Charles Bochart, sieur de Champigny, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |