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Apr 04, 1700 Toulon, Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur, France Died on 17 Sep 1778 (aged 78)
Governor of New France
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About Michel Ange Duquesne De Menneville
- Marquis Duquesne redirects here.
- For the French naval officer, marquis du Bouchet, see Abraham Duquesne Michel-Ange Du Quesne de Menneville, Marquis Du Quesne (c.
- 1700 – 17 September 1778) was a French Governor General of New France.
- He was born in Toulon, France. Du Quesne served from 1752 through 1755, and is best known for his role in the French and Indian War.
- Fort Duquesne, established in 1755 at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela Rivers at what is now Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was named for him.
- It was abandoned by French forces in 1758 with the arrival of the much more powerful British Forbes Expedition, who erected Fort Pitt in its place. He was very aggressive in enforcing French claims in North America, by some accounts even clearing out British settlers out of disputed areas.
- He built a line of defensive fortifications to strengthen the French presence.
- He later returned to France.
