Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons | |
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 Pierre Du Gua de Mons c. 1800-1880 | |
| Born | c. 1558 |
| Died | 1628 castle of Ardenne in Fléac-sur-Seugne |
| Occupation(s) | merchant, explorer and colonizer |
| Title | Lieutenant General of New France 1603-1610 |
| Parent(s) | Guy and Claire Goumard Du Gua |
Pierre Dugua de Mons (or Du Gua de Monts; c. 1558 – 1628) was a French merchant, explorer and colonizer. A Calvinist, he was born in the Château de Mons, in Royan, Saintonge (southwestern France) and founded the first permanent French settlement in Canada. He was Lieutenant General of New France from 1603 to 1610. He travelled to northeastern North America for the first time in 1599 with Pierre de Chauvin de Tonnetuit.