Pierre, marquis de Fayet

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Pierre de Fayet
Died(1737-07-11)11 July 1737
Petit-Goâve, Saint-Domingue
Allegiance Kingdom of France
Service/branch French Navy
RankCaptain
AwardsOrder of St. Louis

Pierre, marquis de Fayet was a French naval commander. Serving as a Captain in King Louis XV's navy, Pierre was distinguished by his membership of the Order of St. Louis, and later became the Governor General of Saint-Domingue.

Governorship[]

King Louis XV named Pierre Saint-Dominigue's new Governor-General in July 1732,[1] following the death of the in February. From the beginning of his Governorship, Pierre brought in legislation to combat the increasing numbers of African slaves joining the Maroon rebels.[2]

Death[]

Pierre died in Petit-Goâve in July 1737. briefly succeeding him as acting Governor-General before 's arrival.[3]

Family[]

Pierre de Fayet married Catherine Olivier. Their son, Alain-Pierre also became a member of the Order of St. Louis.[1]

In popular culture[]

De Fayet appears as the main antagonist in Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry,[4] and is killed by Adéwalé.[5]

Notes[]

  • Marquis de Magny (1846). Livre d'or de la Noblesse (in French).
  • de Saint-Méry, Médéric Louis Elie Moreau (1785). Loix et constitutions des colonies franc̜oises de l'Amérique sous le vent: 1722-1749 (in French). Chez l'auteur.

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b de Magny, la Noblesse, p.188.
  2. ^ de Saint-Méry, Loix et constitutions, p.344.
  3. ^ de Saint-Méry, Loix et constitutions, p.VI.
  4. ^ Aldama, Frederick Luis (26 May 2016). The Routledge Companion to Latina/o Popular Culture. Routledge. p. 93. ISBN 9781317268208.
  5. ^ Yoyona (17 February 2014). "Assassin's Creed 5: Unity, Templiers et Assassins réunis, un seul Ordre !". Game Blog (in French). Retrieved 11 November 2018.
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