Joseph de Monic
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Joseph de Monic military officer and administrator, acting Governor of Newfoundland, born Oloron, Béarn
died Bayonne
.
Monic was promoted to captain before he came to Canada in 1687 where he was then promoted to the garrison adjutant
at Québec
. In 1697 he was appointed temporary governor at Plaisance
. Monic never achieved full governor status because of his misunderstandings with his senior lieutenants. He was recalled to France
in 1702 when the King
had learned of his trading relationship with Boston
in order to overcome a food shortage.
When in France he served at Rochefort
and was dubbed a knight of the Order of Saint Louis
in May 1707.
Béarn
Béarn is one of the traditional provinces of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in southwest France. Along with the three Basque provinces of Soule, Lower Navarre, and Labourd, the principality of Bidache, as well as small parts of Gascony, it forms in the...
died Bayonne
Bayonne
Bayonne is a city and commune in south-western France at the confluence of the Nive and Adour rivers, in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department, of which it is a sub-prefecture...
.
Monic was promoted to captain before he came to Canada in 1687 where he was then promoted to the garrison adjutant
Adjutant
Adjutant is a military rank or appointment. In some armies, including most English-speaking ones, it is an officer who assists a more senior officer, while in other armies, especially Francophone ones, it is an NCO , normally corresponding roughly to a Staff Sergeant or Warrant Officer.An Adjutant...
at Québec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. In 1697 he was appointed temporary governor at Plaisance
Plaisance
Plaisance is a French word, meaning pleasantness, derived from the Latin placentia 'acceptable things'.The name Plaisance may refer to:Locations in Europe* Neuilly-Plaisance, in the Seine-Saint-Denis département in France...
. Monic never achieved full governor status because of his misunderstandings with his senior lieutenants. He was recalled to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in 1702 when the King
Louis XIV of France
Louis XIV , known as Louis the Great or the Sun King , was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre. His reign, from 1643 to his death in 1715, began at the age of four and lasted seventy-two years, three months, and eighteen days...
had learned of his trading relationship with Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
in order to overcome a food shortage.
When in France he served at Rochefort
Rochefort, Charente-Maritime
Rochefort is a commune in southwestern France, a port on the Charente estuary. It is a sub-prefecture of the Charente-Maritime department.-History:...
and was dubbed a knight of the Order of Saint Louis
Order of Saint Louis
The Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis was a military Order of Chivalry founded on 5 April 1693 by Louis XIV and named after Saint Louis . It was intended as a reward for exceptional officers, and is notable as the first decoration that could be granted to non-nobles...
in May 1707.
See also
- Governors of Newfoundland
- List of people of Newfoundland and Labrador