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About Étienne Regnault
Etienne Regnault was the first governor of Réunion. He arrived on the island on 10 July 1665 on the ship Taureau with a group of 20 settlers sent by the French East India Company. He founded the towns of Sainte-Suzanne and Saint-Denis. Around these towns, he and the other settlers planted sugar cane and grape vines for wine making.
Everything about Étienne Regnault →- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- Governor of Réunion
- Citizenship
- France
- Born
- 1650
- Died
- September 4, 1688