Louis de Buade de Frontenac
Former Governor General of New France
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... Wikipedia
Born: May 22, 1622, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Died: November 28, 1698 (age 76 years), Saint-Louis Forts and Châteaux National Historic Site, Québec City, Canada
Spouse: Anne de La Grange-Trianon (m. 1648–1698)
Parents: Anne Phélypeaux
Grandparents: Raymond Phélypeaux, Seigneur of La Vrillière and Claude Gobelin
Great-grandparents: Balthasar Gobelin, Seigneur du Quesnoy et de Brinvilliers, Louis Phélypeaux, Radegonde Garrault, and more
Previous offices: Governor General of New France (1689–1698) and Governor General of New France (1672–1682)