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Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil de Cavagnial, marquis de Vaudreuil (22 November 1698 – 4 August 1778) was a Canadian-born colonial governor of French Canada in North America. He was governor of French Louisiana (1743–1753) and in 1755 became the last Governor-General of New France.
6 de jun. de 2007 · Last Edited April 27, 2021. Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil de Cavagnial, Marquis de Vaudreuil, (sometimes Vaudreuil-Cavagnial), officer, last governor general of New France 1755–60 (born in Québec , New-France on 22 November 1698; died in Paris, France 4 August 1778). He was the governor of New France during the Seven Years’ War ...
RIGAUD DE VAUDREUIL DE CAVAGNIAL, PIERRE DE, Marquis de VAUDREUIL, officer in the colonial regulars and last governor general of New France; b. 22 Nov. 1698 at Quebec, fourth son of Philippe de Rigaud* de Vaudreuil, Marquis de Vaudreuil, and Louise-Élisabeth de Joybert* de Soulanges et de Marson; d. 4 Aug. 1778 in Paris, France.
- W. J. Eccles
- Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 4
Vaudreuil-Cavagnal, Pierre de Rigaud, marquis de pyĕr də rēgōˈ märkēˈ də vōdröˈyə-kävänyälˈ [ key], 1698–1765, last French governor of New France, b. Quebec. He was the son of Philippe de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil (1643–1725), also governor (1705–25). After entering the army he became governor of Trois Rivières (1733) and of Louisiana (1742).
One of several scapegoats for France’s losses in the New World, Vaudreuil was imprisoned in the Bastille on March 30, 1762 but released on May 18 of the same year. Exonerated in a military tribunal held in December 1763, he was awarded a pension and military decoration. He died in Paris on August 4, 1778.
RIGAUD DE VAUDREUIL DE CAVAGNIAL, PIERRE DE, marquis de VAUDREUIL, officier dans les troupes de la Marine et dernier gouverneur général de la Nouvelle-France, né à Québec le 22 novembre 1698, quatrième fils de Philippe de Rigaud* de Vaudreuil, marquis de Vaudreuil, et de Louise-Élisabeth de Joybert* de Soulanges et de Marson, décédé ...
Encyclopedia of World Biography. Marquis de Vaudreuil-CavagnalPierre François de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal (1698-1778), was a Canadian-born governor of Louisiana and governor general of New France. He surrendered Canada to the British in 1760.
