François de Razilly was a

French nobleman The French nobility () was an aristocratic social class in France from the Middle Ages until its abolition on 23 June 1790 during the French Revolution. From 1808 to 1815 during the First Empire the Emperor Napoléon bestowed titles that we ...

of the 17th century who led the colonial enterprise to found " France Équinoxiale".''Decentring the Renaissance'' by Germaine Warkentin p.103''ff''
/ref> He headed a colonial party of about 500 to an island which would become the city of São Luís do Maranhão. He arrived in the island in August 1612.''A new world of animals'' Miguel de Asúa, Roger French p.148
/ref> He was the brother of two other famous sailors and explorers,

Isaac de Razilly Isaac de Razilly (1587–1635) was a member of the French nobility appointed a knight of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem at the age of 18. He was born at the Château d'Oiseaumelle in the Province of Touraine, France. A member of the French n ...

and Claude de Razilly.''The chevalier de Montmagny (1601–1657): first governor of New France'' by Jean-Claude Dubé, Elizabeth Rapley p.11

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