Pierre de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial
Pierre de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial | |
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c. 1754 portrait of Vaudreuil attributed to Donat Nonnotte | |
| 13th Governor General of New France | |
| In office 1755–1760 | |
| Monarch | Louis XV |
| Preceded by | Marquis Du Quesne |
| Succeeded by | Jeffery Amherst as Governor of the Province of Quebec |
| 10th French Governor of Louisiana | |
| In office 1743–1753 | |
| Monarch | Louis XV |
| Preceded by | Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne |
| Succeeded by | Louis Billouart de Kerlérec |
| 21st Governor of Trois-Rivières | |
| In office 1733–1742 | |
| Monarch | Louis XV |
| Preceded by | Josué Dubois Berthelot de Beaucours |
| Succeeded by | Claude-Michel Bégon de la Cour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil de Cavagnial November 22, 1698 |
| Died | August 4, 1778 (aged 79) |
| Spouse |
Jeanne Charlotte de Fleury Deschambault
(m. 1746; died 1763) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kingdom of France |
| Branch/service | French Navy |
| Years of service | 1708–1761 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Battles/wars | French and Indian War |
| Awards | Order of Saint Louis Grand-Croix |
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Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil de Cavagnial, marquis de Vaudreuil (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ də ʁiɡo də vodʁœj də kavaɲal]; 22 November 1698 – 4 August 1778) was a French military officer and colonial administrator. Born in Quebec, 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 Seven Years' War (known in the United States as the French and Indian War).