Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge
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Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge (c. 1612, Ancy-le-Franc
– May 31, 1660, Montreal
) was the French governor of New France
from 1648 to 1651 and acting governor from 1657 to 1658.
into a noble family, the son of Antoine d'Ailleboust and Suzanne Hotman. His grandfather was Francois Hotman
. He was trained as a military engineer. He went to Ville-Marie (now Montréal
) in 1643 and played a leading role there; he was an acting governor of Montreal
.
After being named governor in 1648, he tried in vain to prevent the Iroquois
from annihilating most of the Hurons, who had allied themselves with the French settlers.
On 17 May 1657, at Saint-Nazaire
, Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve
and d’Ailleboust, as well as three Sulpicians (Gabriel Souart
, Antoine d'Allet, and Dominique Galinier) under the leadership of Gabriel de Queylus, the first superior of Saint-Sulpice at Montreal, boarded the ship bound for Canada. The travellers, after a stormy crossing, landed on the Île d'Orléans
, 29 July. In the middle of August the four Sulpicians, whom the Jesuits had kept as their guests for a few days in their residence, settled down at Ville-Marie.
Louis d’Ailleboust died at Montreal on 31 May, 1660, at the age of 48. He left no children. He was buried on June 1, 1660, in the cemetery of the hospital that stood on the site of today’s Place d'Armes
.
Ancy-le-Franc
Ancy-le-Franc is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.-References:*...
– May 31, 1660, Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
) was the French governor of New France
Governor of New France
The Governor of New France was the viceroy of the King of France in North America. A French noble, he was appointed to govern the colonies of New France, which included Canada, Acadia and Louisiana. The residence of the Governor was at the Château St-Louis in the capital of Quebec City...
from 1648 to 1651 and acting governor from 1657 to 1658.
Biography
He was born at Ancy-le-FrancAncy-le-Franc
Ancy-le-Franc is a commune in the Yonne department in Burgundy in north-central France.-References:*...
into a noble family, the son of Antoine d'Ailleboust and Suzanne Hotman. His grandfather was Francois Hotman
François Hotman
François Hotman was a French Protestant lawyer and writer, associated with the legal humanists and with the monarchomaques, who struggled against absolute monarchy. His first name is often written 'Francis' in English. His surname is Latinized by himself as Hotomanus, by others as Hotomannus and...
. He was trained as a military engineer. He went to Ville-Marie (now Montréal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
) in 1643 and played a leading role there; he was an acting governor of Montreal
Governor of Montreal
The Governor of Montreal was the highest position in Montreal in the 17th century and the 18th century. Prior to the establishment of the 1663 Sovereign Council, the governor of Montreal was appointed by the Société Notre-Dame de Montréal...
.
After being named governor in 1648, he tried in vain to prevent the Iroquois
Iroquois
The Iroquois , also known as the Haudenosaunee or the "People of the Longhouse", are an association of several tribes of indigenous people of North America...
from annihilating most of the Hurons, who had allied themselves with the French settlers.
On 17 May 1657, at Saint-Nazaire
Saint-Nazaire
Saint-Nazaire , is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.The town has a major harbour, on the right bank of the Loire River estuary, near the Atlantic Ocean. The town is at the south of the second-largest swamp in France, called "la Brière"...
, Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve
Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve
Paul de Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve was a French military officer and the founder of Montreal.- Early career :...
and d’Ailleboust, as well as three Sulpicians (Gabriel Souart
Gabriel Souart
Abbé Gabriel Souart was a Recollet priest and the nephew of Father Joseph Le Caron. He is most often remembered in Canadian history as the first parish priest of Montreal....
, Antoine d'Allet, and Dominique Galinier) under the leadership of Gabriel de Queylus, the first superior of Saint-Sulpice at Montreal, boarded the ship bound for Canada. The travellers, after a stormy crossing, landed on the Île d'Orléans
Île d'Orléans
Île d'Orléans is located in the Saint Lawrence River about east of downtown Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The island was one of the first parts of the province to be colonized by the French, and a large percentage of French Canadians can trace ancestry to early residents of the island...
, 29 July. In the middle of August the four Sulpicians, whom the Jesuits had kept as their guests for a few days in their residence, settled down at Ville-Marie.
Louis d’Ailleboust died at Montreal on 31 May, 1660, at the age of 48. He left no children. He was buried on June 1, 1660, in the cemetery of the hospital that stood on the site of today’s Place d'Armes
Place d'Armes
Place d'Armes is a square in Old Montreal quarter of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-History:Place d'Armes is the second oldest public site in Montreal, it was called Place de la Fabrique when it was first developed in 1693, at the request of the Sulpicians, then later renamed Place d'Armes in 1721 when...
.
External links
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Family of d'Ailleboust - Article from the Catholic EncyclopediaCatholic EncyclopediaThe Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia and the Original Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language encyclopedia published in the United States. The first volume appeared in March 1907 and the last three volumes appeared in 1912, followed by a master index...