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Roland-Michel Barrin, marquis de La Galissonnière
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Also Known As Roland-Michel Barin, marquis de La Galissonière
Born November 10, 1693 • Rochefort • France
Died October 26, 1756 (aged 62) • France
Title / Office governor-general (1747-1749), New France
Role In Battle of Minorca • French and Indian War
Iberville, Pierre Le Moyne d'
Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville
French-Canadian soldier and explorer
The Red Eminence
Cardinal Richelieu
French cardinal and statesman
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
French statesman
Louis de Buade, comte de Frontenac
Louis de Buade, comte de Frontenac
French colonial governor
Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier
French explorer
Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain
French explorer
Francis Garnier
French naval officer
Marie-Jules Dupré
French naval officer
Louis-Adolphe Bonard
French admiral
Death of the marquis de Montcalm
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm-Grozon, marquis de Montcalm
French general
Pierre-Charles-Jean-Baptiste-Silvestre de Villeneuve
French admiral
Francois de Vendome, duc de Beaufort, engraving by J.-B. Humbelot, 17th century
François de Vendôme, duke de Beaufort
French prince
Jean Ribaut
French naval officer
Jean-François de La Rocque, sieur de Roberval
French explorer
Charles Rigault de Genouilly
French admiral
Nicolas Perrot
French fur trader, official, and explorer
André Jeanbon Saint-André
French clergyman
Jean Talon, count d’Orsainville
French statesman
François-Joseph-Paul, count de Grasse
French naval commander
Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, count de Toulouse
French admiral general