Jacques Dyel du Parquet
Jacques Dyel du Parquet | |
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| Governor of Martinique | |
| In office 1636 – February 1646 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Dupont |
| Succeeded by | Jérôme du Sarrat, sieur de La Pierrière (acting) |
| Governor of Martinique | |
| In office 9 February 1647 – 1658 | |
| Preceded by | Jérôme du Sarrat, sieur de La Pierrière (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Marie Bonnard du Parquet |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1606 Cailleville, Normandy, France |
| Died | 3 January 1658 (aged 51–52) |
| Occupation | Soldier |
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Jacques Dyel du Parquet (1606 – 3 January 1658) was a French soldier who was one of the first governors of Martinique. He was appointed governor of the island for the Compagnie des Îles de l'Amérique in 1636, a year after the first French settlement had been established. In 1650 he purchased Martinique, Grenada and Saint Lucia. He did much to develop Martinique as a colony, including introduction of sugarcane.