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Phillippe de Longvilliers de Poincy
Phillippe de Longvilliers de Poincy was a Knight Hospitaller who became governor of the French Antilles from 1639, ruling from Saint Christophe. He defied the French company and crown, and in 1651 persuaded the Order of Saint John to buy Saint Christophe, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin and Saint Croix, which he governed for the knights until his death.
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