Pierre, marquis de Fayet
Pierre de Fayet | |
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Died | Petit-Goâve, Saint-Domingue | 11 July 1737
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Rank | Captain |
Awards | Order 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[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b de Magny, la Noblesse, p.188.
- ^ de Saint-Méry, Loix et constitutions, p.344.
- ^ de Saint-Méry, Loix et constitutions, p.VI.
- ^ Aldama, Frederick Luis (26 May 2016). The Routledge Companion to Latina/o Popular Culture. Routledge. p. 93. ISBN 9781317268208.
- ^ Yoyona (17 February 2014). "Assassin's Creed 5: Unity, Templiers et Assassins réunis, un seul Ordre !". Game Blog (in French). Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- Order of Saint Louis recipients
- 1737 deaths
- Governors of Saint-Domingue
- People of Saint-Domingue