Jean-Baptiste du Casse

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Jean-Baptiste du Casse
Governor of Saint-Domingue
In office 1 October 1691 – July 1700
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Joseph d'Honon de Gallifet
Personal details
Born	(1646-08-02)2 August 1646 Saubusse or Pau (France)
Died	25 June 1715(1715-06-25) (aged 68) Bourbon-l'Archambault (Auvergne, France)
Spouse	Marthe (de) Baudry (1661-1743)
Relations	Marthe du Casse (daughter) Jean-Baptiste de La Rochefoucauld de Roye (grandson)
Awards	Order of the Golden Fleece Commander of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis
Military service
Allegiance	France
Branch/service	French Navy
Years of service	1686-1714
Rank	Lieutenant General (Vice Admiral)
Battles/wars	War of the League of Augsburg War of the Spanish Succession

Jean-Baptiste du Casse (2 August 1646 – 25 June 1715) was a French naval officer, privateer, slave trader and colonial administrator who served as the first governor of Saint-Domingue from 1691 to 1700. Born on 2 August 1646 in Saubusse, France to a Huguenot family, du Casse enlisted in the French merchant navy before joining the French East India Company and the Compagnie du Sénégal. He subsequently enlisted in the French Navy and took part in several victorious expeditions during the Nine Years' War in the West Indies and South America.

During the War of the Spanish Succession, he participated in several major military engagements, including the Battle of Málaga and the siege of Barcelona. For his service, du Casse was made a knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece by King Philip V of Spain. In the midst of these wars, he served as governor of the French colony of Saint-Domingue from 1691 to 1700. Du Casse ended his military career at the rank of lieutenant general of the French Navy and commander of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis. He died on 25 June 1715 in Bourbon-l'Archambault, Auvergne.