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Comte de Frontenac

Governor of New France · 1622-1698

Quarrelled with everyone in the colony and then saved it, twice.

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Life story

1. May 22, 1622 · France
   Born at Saint-Germain-en-Laye near Paris
2. 1672 · Quebec City
   Arrived as governor and began feuding with the intendant and the bishop
3. 1682 · France
   Recalled to France after seven years of open conflict with the colony's officials
4. 1689 · Lachine, Quebec
   Sent back after the Lachine massacre to hold the colony together
5. October 16, 1690 · Quebec City
   Refused Phips's demand to surrender Quebec
6. November 28, 1698 · Quebec City
   Died at Quebec

In the timeline

• 1690 — Frontenac answers by the mouth of his cannon

Sources

• Wikipedia article: Louis de Buade de Frontenac
• Dictionary of Canadian Biography
• The Canadian Encyclopedia