Louis-Philippe Mariauchau d'Esgly

Louis-Philippe Mariauchau d’Esgly (24 April 1710 – 4 June 1788) was the eighth bishop of the diocese of Quebec. He was the son of Captain Francois Mariauchau d'Esgly (1670-1730), of the Dauphin's Regiment and the Governor-General's Guards; King's Lieutenant at Trois-Rivières. His mother, Louise-Philippe Chartier de Lotbinière (1690-1725), was the daughter of René-Louis Chartier de Lotbinière. He was godson of his mother's first cousin, Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial, and he himself was a first cousin of Michel Chartier de Lotbinière, Marquis de Lotbinière. He was ordained a priest in 1734 and Bishop Dosquet sent him to the parish on Île d'Orléans. Abbé d’Esgly was bishop of the diocese of Quebec from 1784-1788.