Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil
| Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil | |
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| Born | 1643 Vaudreuil, Revel, Haute-Garonne |
| Died | October 10, 1725 (aged 81–82) Quebec, New France |
| Spouse(s) | Louise Élisabeth de Joybert |
| Parent(s) | Jean-Louis de Rigaud de Vaudreuil Marie de Château-Verdun |
Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil (c. 1643 – October 10, 1725) was a French politician, who was Governor-General of New France (now Canada and US states of the Mississippi Valley) from 1703 to 1725, throughout Queen Anne's War and Father Rale's War.
Born at the Castle of Vaudreuil, near Castelnaudary, France. He was the second son of Jean-Louis de Rigaud (d.1659), Baron de Vaudreuil; Seigneur d'Auriac and de Cabanial, by his wife Marie de Château-Verdun, daughter of Francois, Seigneur de la Razairie. As Chevalier de Vaudreuil, he was sent to command French forces in New France before being appointed Governor of Montreal in 1702, and then Governor-General of New France in 1703. He died at Quebec City.
He married Louise Élisabeth de Joybert, a daughter of Pierre de Joybert de Soulanges et de Marson, by his wife Marie-Françoise, daughter of Louis-Théandre Chartier de Lotbinière. They lived at Château Vaudreuil, which was built in 1723 by Chaussegros de Léry, but was eventually destroyed by a fire in 1803. Their son, Pierre François de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal, served as the last French Governor-General of Canada before the British Conquest of New France from 1755 to 1760 during the French and Indian War. Several of his other sons went on to distinguished careers in the French army and navy. His grandson Louis-Philippe de Vaudreuil defeated the English Navy at the Battle of Yorktown (1781) on the Septre, and was protecting George Washington's army in 1782 in Boston aboard the Triomphant. His grandson also brought back the victorious French army of Rochambeau, back to France after the Siege of Yorktown.
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