CA-K735History

Frontenac, governor of New France

Statue of Frontenac on the façade of the Parliament Building, Québec City, 2015. Louis de Buade de Frontenac · Photo: Jean Gagnon · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Louis de Buade de Frontenac, governor of New France from 1672 to 1682 and 1689 to 1698, shaped the colony’s military destiny: he resisted the British attack of 1690 and invaded Haudenosaunee territory in 1696. To profit from the fur trade he defied policy against westward expansion, founding Fort Frontenac (Cataraqui) in 1673 and starting a network of posts; he remains a controversial, legendary figure.

Scope & context

Frontenac as described in his designation.

Sources behind this record

Louis De Buade (Count of Frontenac) National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

Importance; plaque text