Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve
16th-century French military officer and founder of present-day Montreal, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Paul Maisonneuve" redirects here. For the French footballer, see Paul Maisonneuve (footballer). For other uses of Maisonneuve, see Maisonneuve.
Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve (15 February 1612 – 9 September 1676) was a French military officer and the founder of Ville-Marie, now the city of Montreal.
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Paul de Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve | |
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Born | (1612-02-15)February 15, 1612 Neuville-sur-Vannes (Champagne, France) |
Died | September 9, 1676(1676-09-09) (aged 64) Paris, France |
Allegiance | France |
Other work | the founder of Ville-Marie (a religious mission, in what is now Montreal, Canada) military officer |
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