Pierre Belain, sieur d'Esnambuc | |
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 Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc founding the colony of Martinique (by Théodore Gudin) | |
| Governor general of the French Antilles | |
| In office 1628 – December 1636 | |
| Preceded by | (none) |
| Succeeded by | Pierre du Halde |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 March 1585 Allouville, Normandy, France |
| Died | 1636 (aged 50–51) Saint Christopher Island (present-day Saint Kitts and Nevis) |
| Occupation | Trader and adventurer |
Pierre Belain, sieur d'Esnambuc (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ bəlɛ̃ sjœʁ denɑ̃byk]; 1585–1636) was a French trader and adventurer in the Caribbean, who established the first permanent French colony, Saint-Pierre, on the island of Martinique in 1635.[1]
- ^ Pierre Belain, sieur dEsnambuc. Encyclopaedia Britannica. 2021.