Pierre de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pierre de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial

Colonial governor of Louisiana

Date of Birth: 22-Nov-1698

Place of Birth: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Date of Death: 04-Aug-1778

Profession: politician, civil servant

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil de Cavagnial, marquis de Vaudreuil (22 November 1698 – 4 August 1778) was a Canadian-born colonial governor of Canada (New France) in North America.
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).



Alternative names	Donat Nonotte
Description	French portrait painter
Date of birth/death	10 January 1708	4 February 1785
Location of birth/death	Besançon	Lyon
Authority control	: Q75281 VIAF: 54418683 ISNI: 0000 0001 1876 3098 ULAN: 500013740 LCCN: no2011062984 WGA: NONNOTTE, Donat WorldCat