Pierre, marquis de Fayet
| Pierre de Fayet | |
|---|---|
| Died |
11 July 1737 Petit-Goâve, Saint-Domingue |
| Allegiance |
 Kingdom of France |
| Service/branch |
 French Navy |
| 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 Marquis de Vienne 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. Étienne Cochard de Chastenoy briefly succeeding him as acting Governor-General before Marquis de Larnage'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
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
- 1 2 de Magny, la Noblesse, p.188.
- ↑ de Saint-Méry, Loix et constitutions, p.344.
- ↑ de Saint-Méry, Loix et constitutions, p.VI.