Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons

Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons
Pierre Du Gua de Mons c. 1800-1880
Born	c. 1558 Château de Mons, Royan, Saintonge, France
Died	1628 castle of Ardenne in Fléac-sur-Seugne
Occupation(s)	merchant, explorer and colonizer
Title	Lieutenant General of New France 1603-1610
Parent(s)	Guy and Claire Goumard Du Gua

Pierre Dugua de Mons (or Du Gua de Monts; c. 1558 – 1628) was a French merchant, explorer and colonizer. A Calvinist, he was born in the Château de Mons, in Royan, Saintonge (southwestern France) and founded the first permanent French settlement in Canada. He was Lieutenant General of New France from 1603 to 1610. He travelled to northeastern North America for the first time in 1599 with Pierre de Chauvin de Tonnetuit.