Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve

Paul de Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve
Maisonneuve's Portrait by Benjamin Sulte
Born(1612-02-15)February 15, 1612
Neuville-sur-Vannes (Champagne, France)
DiedSeptember 9, 1676(1676-09-09) (aged 64)
Paris, France
AllegianceFrance
Other workthe founder of Ville-Marie (a religious mission, in what is now Montreal, Canada)
military officer
Maisonneuve Monument at Place d'Armes

Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve (15 February 1612 – 9 September 1676) was a French military officer and the founder of Ville-Marie, now the city of Montreal.