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François de Souillac
Born2 July 1732 Edit this on Wikidata
Bardou (Kingdom of FranceEdit this on Wikidata
Died11 March 1803 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 70)
Rankchef de brigade Edit this on Wikidata
Titlesviscount Edit this on Wikidata

François de Peynier, vicomte de Souillac was born on 2 July 1732 in Périgord. He was Governor of Isle Bourbon (now Réunion), Governor General of the Mascarene Islands and Pondichéry.

Biography

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Souillac joined the Navy as a Garde-Marine on 24 September 1744. He was promoted to Ensign in 1749, Lieutenant in 1757, and to Captain in 1772.[1]

From 1775, he was military commander of Isle Bourbon (now La Réunion).[1] On 15 October 1776, Souillac wrote an ordinance founding the "Quartier du Repos de Laleu". On 8 March 1777, he issue another decree attempting to make hunting for the runaway slaves more humane.

Souillac served in the War of American Independence under Suffren.[1]

On 1 May 1779 he became Governor General by interim of the islands of Mauritius and Bourbon. On 30 January 1780 he was confirmed in that position.

Souillac was promoted to Chef d'escadre in 1784.[1]

He left the Indian Ocean in 1787 and died in 1803.

Legacy

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Today a village of Mauritius is named after him. There is a street named after him in Pondicherry. A small beach in the Port Glaud district of Mahé, Seychelles is named "Anse Souillac" after him.

Titles

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Government offices
Preceded by
Jean-Guillaume Steinauer
Governor General of Réunion
26 October 1776–30 April 1779
Succeeded by
Joseph Murinay de Saint-Maurice
Preceded by
Charles Joseph Pâtissier, Marquis de Bussy-Castelnau
Gouverneur Général de l'Inde française
1785
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Joseph Murinais, Comte de, Saint-Maurice
(Acting)
Governor General of Mascarene Islands
14 February 1782 – 3 July 1785
Succeeded by

Notes, citations, and references

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Notes

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d Martin-Allanic (1964), p. 481, Note 23.

References

  • Martin-Allanic, Jean-Étienne (1964). Bougainville Navigateur et les Découvertes de son Temps (in French). Paris: Presses Universitaires de France. OCLC 729759706.