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Pierre Dugua de Mons

c. 1558–1628 · 17th century · Also known as Sieur de Mons

Pierre Dugua de Mons was a Huguenot merchant and nobleman from Saintonge who held the French royal monopoly of the fur trade in North America. In 1604 he led the expedition, with Samuel de Champlain, that wintered on Saint Croix Island, and in 1605 he founded Port-Royal, the first lasting French settlement in Acadia. He also sponsored Champlain's founding of Quebec in 1608.

Pierre Dugua de Mons
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