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[[File:Posthumous portrait of Étienne de Perier (1686-1766).jpeg|200px|thumb|right|Posthumous portrait of Étienne de Perier (1686-1766).]] | [[File:Posthumous portrait of Étienne de Perier (1686-1766).jpeg|200px|thumb|right|Posthumous portrait of Étienne de Perier (1686-1766).]] | ||
'''Étienne de Perier''', known as "''Perier the Elder''", born on 27 Feb 1686 in Brest Recouvrance and died on 1 Apr 1766 in the castle of Tréoudal in Saint-Martin-des-Champs ( | '''Étienne de Perier''', known as "''Perier the Elder''", born on 27 Feb 1686 in Brest Recouvrance and died on 1 Apr 1766 in the castle of Tréoudal in Saint-Martin-des-Champs (France). He was a French nobleman, colonial governor of French Louisiana from 1727 to 1733, privateer, lieutenant-general of the naval armies, and Grand-Croix of the royal and military order of Saint-Louis. | ||
