Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac et de Palluau was a French soldier, courtier, and Governor General of New France in North America from 1672 to 1682, and again from 1689 to his death in 1698. He established a number of Forts on the Great Lakes and engaged in a series of battles against the English and the Iroquois.

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Occupation: colonial administrator, military personnel, soldier, civil servant
Position held: civil servant, Governor General of New France, Governor General of New France
Citizenship: France
Born: May 22, 1622

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Louis de Buade de Frontenac

Governor of New France

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About Louis de Buade de Frontenac

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Occupation: colonial administrator, military personnel, soldier, civil servant
Position held: civil servant, Governor General of New France, Governor General of New France
Citizenship: France
Born: May 22, 1622

Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image by Christian Robert de Massy, illustrateur, pour la Fondation Lionel-Groulx. via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Died

November 28, 1698

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