Pierre de Rigaud, marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial

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Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial
Portrait of Vaudreuil by Donat Nonnotte
13th Governor General of New France
In office 1755–1760
Monarch	Louis XV
Preceded by	Marquis Du Quesne
Succeeded by	Jeffery Amherst as Governor of the Province of Quebec
10th French Governor of Louisiana
In office 1743–1753
Monarch	Louis XV
Preceded by	Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne
Succeeded by	Louis Billouart de Kerlérec
21st Governor of Trois-Rivières
In office 1733–1742
Monarch	Louis XV
Preceded by	Josué Dubois Berthelot de Beaucours
Succeeded by	Claude-Michel Bégon de la Cour
Personal details
Born	Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil de Cavagnial (1698-11-22)November 22, 1698 Quebec, New France
Died	August 4, 1778(1778-08-04) (aged 79) Paris, France
Spouse	Jeanne Charlotte de Fleury Deschambault ​ ​ (m. 1746; died 1763)​
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of France
Branch/service	French Navy
Years of service	1708–1761
Rank	Captain
Battles/wars	French and Indian War
Awards	Order of Saint Louis Grand-Croix

Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil de Cavagnial, marquis de Vaudreuil (22 November 1698 – 4 August 1778^[1]) was a Canadian-born colonial governor of French Canada in North America. He was governor of French Louisiana (1743–1753) and in 1755 became the last Governor-General of New France. In 1759 and 1760 the British conquered the colony in the Seven Years' War (known in the United States as the French and Indian War).