Bertrand-François Mahé count de la Bourdonnais: Quick Facts


Facts

Born February 11, 1699 • Saint-Malo • France
Died November 10, 1753 (aged 54) • Paris • France

Photos


Full-length portrait of Cardinal Richelieu by Philippe de Champaigne, showing him in red clerical robes holding a red book, standing beside a balustrade with a draped curtain behind.
Cardinal Richelieu
French cardinal and statesman
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
French statesman
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Francis Garnier
French naval officer
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Marie-Jules Dupré
French naval officer
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Louis-Adolphe Bonard
French admiral
Dupleix, engraving by Marie Champion de Cernel after a portrait by Sergent
Joseph-François Dupleix
French colonial official
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Jean Ribaut
French naval officer
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André Jeanbon Saint-André
French clergyman
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Roland-Michel Barrin, marquis de La Galissonnière
commandant-general of New France
A French hero
Jean Bart
French military officer
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Charles-Hector, count d’Estaing
French naval officer
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Ernest-Marc-Louis Doudart de Lagrée
French explorer and diplomat