Pierre Dubois Davaugour


Baron Pierre Dubois Davaugour was the French soldier and Governor of New France from 1661 to 1663.
He was related to the old family who were counts and dukes of Penthièvre in Brittany. Davaugour was a carrier soldier in the French Army and died while fighting against Turks in Serinvans-Zrin at a fortress on the border with French ally and Habsburg controlled Kingdom of Croatia during the Austro-Turkish War.
His son Charles Augustin de Saffray de Mésy succeeded him as Governor of New France.