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D'Aulnay (other)
d'Aulnay may refer to: * Charles de Menou d'Aulnay (c. 1604–1650), French pioneer in North America and Governor of Acadia * Church of Saint-Pierre d'Aulnay, a medieval church in Aulnay, Charente-Maritime, France * Philip of Aunay (''Philippe d'Aulnay'') (c. 1290–1314), Norman knight * Vilain I of Aulnay (''Villain d'Aulnay'') (c. 1300s), knight from Aulnay-l'Aître, France See also * Aulnay (other) * Daulnay, New Brunswick * Madame d'Aulnoy (1650/1651 – 1705), French writer {{Disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles De Menou D'Aulnay
Charles de Menou d'Aulnay (''de Charnisay'') (–1650) was a French pioneer of European settlement in North America and Governor of Acadia (1635–1650). Biography D'Aulnay was a member of the French nobility who was at various times a sea captain, a lieutenant in the French navy to his cousin Isaac de Razilly, and Governor of Acadia (now primarily Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, Canada). He was born at Château de Charnizay, Indre-et-Loire, France. His father was a high-ranking official for Louis XIII. Isaac de Razilly, having been selected by the government to restore to France her Acadian possessions, became governor of Acadia in 1632, and d'Aulnay was one of his able assistants, borrowing funds, hiring ships, and recruiting men for the regular ocean crossings to and from France for the Compagnie des Cent-Associés and a private company, Razilly-Condonnier. These companies had divergent interests at times which resulted in costly competition. Razilly brought with him forty f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |