louis de buade count de palluau and de frontenac

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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). Despite a record of misgovernment, he encouraged exploration that led to the expansion of the French empire in Canada. He established fur-trading posts that brought him into conflict with the Montreal fur traders and later expanded the posts west. He engaged in disputes with the officials and clergy of New France. The Iroquois Confederacy, which had remained on good terms with the French until 1675, turned against the French, and the colony was left defenseless. Louis XIV recalled Frontenac in 1682. Reappointed when the French and Indian War started (1689), he distinguished himself by repulsing British attacks on Quebec
louis de buade count de palluau and de frontenac
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