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Signature. Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil (French pronunciation: [filip də ʁigo maʁki də vodʁœj]; c. 1643 – 10 October 1725) was a French military officer who served as Governor General of New France (now Canada and U.S. states of the Mississippi Valley) from 1703 to 1725, throughout Queen Anne's War and Father Rale's War.
Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil de Cavagnial, marquis de Vaudreuil (22 November 1698 – 4 August 1778 [1]) 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. In 1759 and 1760 the British conquered the colony in the ...
October 1, 1691 - July 1700 Jean du Casse. July 1700 - December 16, 1703 Joseph d'Honon de Gallifet (acting) December 16, 1703 - October 13, 1705 Charles Auger. October 13, 1705 - December 28, 1707 Jean-Pierre de Charitte (acting) December 28, 1707 - 1710 François-Joseph, comte de Choiseul-Beaupré.
Louis-Philippe Rigaud de Vaudreuil was born into a family with a rich political and military tradition. His grandfather, Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil, and his uncle Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil de Cavagnal, were both governors of Canada; the latter was its last governor, surrendering Montreal to the British in 1760.
He married on 22 December 1723 with Élisabeth-Catherine Le Moyne, daughter of Joseph Le Moyne de Sérigny. They had. Louis-Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil (1724-1802), second in command of the French Navy during the American Revolutionary War. Louis de Rigaud de Vaudreuil (1728-1810), fought also in the American Revolutionary War.
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The Marquis de Vaudreuil may refer to: Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil (1643–1702), governor of Montréal then of New France. Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil (1698–1778), last governor-general of New France. Louis-Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis of Vaudreuil (1691 – 1763), French admiral. Louis-Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil (1724 ...
www.mrcvs.ca. Vaudreuil-Soulanges (French pronunciation: [vodʁœj sulɑ̃ʒ]) is a regional county municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is located on a triangular peninsula in the western Montérégie region of Quebec, formed by the confluence of the Ottawa River to the north, and the St. Lawrence River to the south. Ontario is located west of here.