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Also Known As Roland-Michel Barin, marquis de La Galissonière
Born November 10, 1693 • Rochefort • France
Died October 26, 1756 (aged 62) • France
Title / Office governor-general (1747-1749), New France
Role In Battle of Minorca • French and Indian War
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Louis de Buade, comte de Frontenac
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Jacques Cartier
Jacques Cartier
French explorer
Samuel de Champlain
Samuel de Champlain
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Francis Garnier
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Louis-Adolphe Bonard
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Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, count de Toulouse
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