Philippe de Rigaud of Vaudreuil

See also: Stone, Vaudreuil

Philippe de Rigaud of Vaudreuil (born towards 1643 close to Castelnaudary - died with Quebec the October 10th 1725) was governor of Montreal of 1698 with 1703, then governor of the News-France of 1703 with 1725. He is the son of Jean-Louis de Rigaud of Vaudreuil and Marie de Castelverdun. He would have been born with Vaudreuille , in the district of Carcassonne, évêché of Saint-Papoul, in Languedoc, close to Revel Saint-Ironwood and Cabanial, in the current department of the Aude.

Vaudreuil is used in the French Army as a Mousquetaire of 1672 for 1687. It was probably the merit which it acquired at the time of the war with the Holland which was worth to him, of March 1687 in May 1699, to be ordering troops of the French Marine in News-France. In 1689, its lack of experience worsens the crisis caused by the Massacre of Lachine. It is used as a temporary governor as Montreal , of May 1699 in May 1703, then governor of the News-France of May 1703 to its death (by interim until September 1705, then in title).

November 21st, 1690, he marries Louise Elisabeth de Joybert de Soulanges, girl of Pierre de Joybert de Soulanges and Marie-Francoise Chartier de Lotbinière, which binds it to the one of the most powerful families of the colony, Chartier de Lotbinière. Following his many successes as a commander, one decrees the to him cross of Saint-Louis. November 28th, 1698, following the death of Frontenac, he writes to the king to ask for to him the station of governor of News-France: Louis-Hector de Callières precedes it by little and will obtain the station. Consequently, it is appointed governor of Montreal. In 1701 is signed the Grande peace of Montreal, putting fine at the conflicts between French and Iroquois.

May 26th, 1703, with died of Callières, Vaudreuil rewritten with the king to ask for to him the station of governor of the colony, which it ends up obtaining. In 1709, the colonies of the New England mobilize and organize an invasion of News-France, which will not end, the English ships not having never left England. This same year, Louise Elisabeth turns over to be established in France and will remain there until in 1720. The success of Vaudreuil as a governor is partly owe him, thanks to the pressures which it made at the French Court.

Two years later, a second attempt at invasion on behalf of the English colonies must again be fallen through, following the shipwreck of eight of the English vessels in the Fleuve the St. Lawrence. Of 1714 with 1716, Vaudreuil turns over in permission to France. September 1st, 1715, with died of the king Louis XIV, it works out, in company of the Council of Navy which manages from now on the colonies, a new strategy of expansion in the colony. In 1721, it is made Grand Cross of the royal and military Ordre of Saint-Louis.

Fearing an alliance of the Iroquois with the English, Vaudreuil begins construction from three stations of draft of fur to the accesses of the Lake Ontario, enabling him to make trade with Iroquois before they reach New York. Four years later, the governor of New York establishes there in his turn a station of draft, with Oswego, while wishing to reinforce the trade with the Indians. Vaudreuil there sees an important threat, and requires the authorization of Iroquois for the construction of a stone fort with the Niagara: additional clause a refusal, it estimates an attack of the English and inevitable Iroquois in order to defend the French empire in the West. He died before learning acceptance from the project, on October 10th, 1725.

Its descent

The elder one of its sons, Louis-Philippe, became general lieutenant of the French naval armies and was made Grand Cross of Saint-Louis in 1756. Jean, his third wire, joined the row of the musketeers in 1710. He became general lieutenant of the armies of the king in 1748 and was made to him also Grand Cross of Saint-Louis in 1755.

Its fourth wire, Pierre de Rigaud of Vaudreuil, marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial, was the last governor of the News-France, of 1755 until the rendering of Montreal in 1760.

Its grandson Louis-Philippe de Vaudreuil, wire of Louis-Philippe de Vaudreuil, born with Rochefort of his father Québécois, was used on September 26th, 1781 at the time of the Bataille as Yorktown, opponent George Washington, the colonel Armand Tuffin and Rochambeau with the English general Cornwallis. He will bring back to France particular forwarding of Rochambeau. This decisive victory will initiate the end of the Guerre of independence of the United States of America. Correspondent of George Washington, it is him which on the Triumphing defended Boston in 1782.

References

biographical Dictionary of Canada '' in line ''
Old man-Montreal in 1725 - '' Maisonnée Stone-Joybert ''
Louis-Philippe Jr de Vaudreuil At Yortktown

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