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Frontenac, Louis De Buade, Comte de
Frontenac, Louis De Buade, Comte de, (1620–98),French governor of New France (1672–82, 1689–98) whose attempts to obtain political independence for Canada were restrained by the home government. He was frequently in conflict with the sovereign council, the intendant or royal tax collector, and the Jesuits, and was recalled in 1682, only to be returned in 1689 to suppress uprisings of the Iroquois and to bring about their final submission (1696). He aided the explorations of Jolliet, Marquette, and La Salle, established military posts, repulsed the attack on Quebec by Sir William Phips, and made war on the New England coast. He is the subject of a work by Parkman, and figures in Shadows on the Rock.
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Frontenac, Louis De Buade, Comte de." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Frontenac, Louis De Buade, Comte de." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-FrontenacLouisDeBuadeCmtd.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Frontenac, Louis De Buade, Comte de." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-FrontenacLouisDeBuadeCmtd.html |
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Frontenac, Louis de Buade, comte de
Frontenac, Louis de Buade, comte de (1622–98) Governor of New France (1672–82; 1689–98). He fought with distinction in the THIRTY YEARS WAR. During his first service in Canada, he strengthened the defences of the colony of New France and encouraged exploration, but clashed with Bishop Laval of Quebec and was recalled. Returning to Canada in 1689, he repulsed the New Englanders' attack on Quebec in 1690 and reimposed French authority against the Iroquois in 1696.
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"Frontenac, Louis de Buade, comte de." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Frontenac, Louis de Buade, comte de." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-FrontenacLouisdeBuadecmtd.html "Frontenac, Louis de Buade, comte de." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-FrontenacLouisdeBuadecmtd.html |
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