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Born 1644 • France
Died August 13, 1717 (aged 73) • Canada East • Canada
Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier
French explorer
Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de La Vérendrye
French-Canadian soldier and explorer
René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle
René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle
French explorer
Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain
French explorer
Francis Garnier
French naval officer
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
French explorer
Jean Ribaut
French naval officer
Henri de Tonty
French explorer
Jean-François de La Rocque, sieur de Roberval
French explorer
Pavie, Auguste
Auguste Pavie
French explorer
Jean Talon, count d’Orsainville
French statesman
Auguste Chouteau
American fur trader
Pierre de Brazza
French explorer
Ernest-Marc-Louis Doudart de Lagrée
French explorer and diplomat
Iberville, Pierre Le Moyne d'
Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville
French-Canadian soldier and explorer
Giovanni da Verrazzano
Giovanni da Verrazzano
Italian navigator
The Red Eminence
Cardinal Richelieu
French cardinal and statesman
Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
president of France
Parkman, Francis
Francis Parkman
American historian
Louis de Buade, comte de Frontenac
Louis de Buade, comte de Frontenac
French colonial governor

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