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Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac et de Palluau (French pronunciation: [lwi də bɥad kɔ̃t də fʁɔ̃tənak e də palɥo]; 22 May 1622 – 28 November 1698) was a French soldier, courtier, and Governor General of New France in North America from 1672 to 1682, and again from 1689 to his death in 1698.
May 18, 2024 · Louis de Buade, comte de Frontenac, French courtier and governor of New France (1672–82, 1689–98) who, despite a record of misgovernment, managed to encourage profitable explorations westward and to repel British and Iroquois attacks on New France.
Jan 14, 2008 · Louis de Buade Frontenac, Comte de, governor general of New France (born 22 May 1622 in St-Germain, France ; died 28 November 1698 in Québec City, New France)....
BUADE, LOUIS DE, Comte de FRONTENAC et de PALLUAU, soldier, governor-general of New France; one of the more turbulent and influential figures in the history of Canada, chiefly noted as the architect of French expansion in North America and defender of New France against attacks by the Iroquois confederacy and the English colonies; b. 12 May ...
Louis de Buade, comte de Frontenac et de Palluau, né le 12 mai 1622 au château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye ( France) et mort le 28 novembre 1698 à Québec ( Nouvelle-France) 1, est un militaire et administrateur français.
Louis de Buade, count de Palluau and de Frontenac, (born May 22, 1622, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris, France—died Nov. 28, 1698, Quebec, New France), French courtier and governor of New France (1672–82, 1689–98).
Louis de Buade Frontenac, comte de Palluau et de (frŏn´tĬnăk, Fr. lwē də büäd´ koNt də pälüō´ ā də frôNtənäk´), 1620–98, French governor of New France. His early military career was spent in service in the Low Countries, Italy, and Germany.
Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac et Palluau (1622-1698), was a controversial governor general of New France, architect of French westward expansion, and commander of French forces against the Iroquois and the English colonies during King William's War.
Governor of New France (1672–82; 1689–98). He fought with distinction in the Thirty Years War. During his first service in Canada, he strengthened the defences of the colony of New France and encouraged exploration, but clashed with Bishop Laval of Quebec and was recalled.
LOUIS DE BUADE DE FRONTENAC (1622–1698) As Governor of New France (1672–1682; 1689–1698), Frontenac shaped the military destiny of the colony. He resisted the British assault in 1690 and countered attacks by the Haudenosaunee, also known as the Iroquois Confederacy, by invading their territory in 1696.
