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| Born: 1675<br> | | Born: 1675<br> |
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| [[Pierre, Marquis de Fayet|Pierre Marquis de Fayet]] was born to family which, though respected, had few land claims. He distinguished himself by virtue of his leadership throughout a productive naval career, which saw him rewarded with an appointment as Governor of [[Haiti|Saint-Domingue]] in 1732. | | [[Pierre, Marquis de Fayet|Pierre Marquis de Fayet]] was born to family which, though respected, had few land claims. He distinguished himself by virtue of his leadership throughout a productive naval career, which saw him rewarded with an appointment as Governor of [[Haiti|Saint-Domingue]] in 1732. |
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| Leaving a wife and children in [[France]], he journeyed to the colony, hoping to use a brief stint as Governor to earn enough respect, power and wealth to soon return to France and retire in grace and style. | | Leaving a wife and children in [[France]], he journeyed to the colony, hoping to use a brief stint as Governor to earn enough respect, power and wealth to soon return to France and retire in grace and style. |
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| Not much is known of his private life during this time, but he did frequent [[La Dame en Rose]], and had more than a passing acquaintance with brothel madam and information broker, [[Bastienne Josèphe]]. | | Not much is known of his private life during this time, but he did frequent [[La Dame en Rose]], and had more than a passing acquaintance with [[brothel]] madam and information broker, [[Bastienne Josèphe]]. |
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| During de Fayet’s tenure as Governor, the [[Slavery|slave]] population of Saint-Domingue would swell to 2000, outnumbering [[Europe]]ans by a factor of three to one, allowing for both greater production of cash crops and increased political instability. Saint-Domingue under his leadership was both profitable and brutal. | | During de Fayet’s tenure as Governor, the [[Slavery|slave]] population of Saint-Domingue would swell to 2000, outnumbering [[Europe]]ans by a factor of three to one, allowing for both greater production of cash crops and increased political instability. Saint-Domingue under his leadership was both profitable and brutal. |
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| He was murdered by the [[Assassins|Assassin]], [[Adéwalé]], in 1737, following a skirmish with [[Maroons|Maroon]] warriors, though history records his death as natural. | | |-|Updated= |
| | Born: 1675<br> |
| | Died: 1737 |
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| | Pierre Marquis de Fayet was born to family which, though respected, had few land claims. He distinguished himself by virtue of his leadership throughout a productive naval career, which saw him rewarded with an appointment as Governor of Saint-Domingue in 1732. |
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| | Leaving a wife and children in France, he journeyed to the colony, hoping to use a brief stint as Governor to earn enough respect, power and wealth to soon return to France and retire in grace and style. |
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| | Not much is known of his private life during this time, but he did frequent La Dame en Rose, and had more than a passing acquaintance with brothel madam and information broker, Bastienne Josèphe. |
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| | During de Fayet’s tenure as Governor, the slave population of Saint-Domingue would swell to 2000, outnumbering Europeans by a factor of three to one, allowing for both greater production of cash crops and increased political instability. Saint-Domingue under his leadership was both profitable and brutal. |
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| | He was murdered by the Assassin, Adéwalé, in 1737, following a skirmish with Maroon warriors, though history records his death as natural. |
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