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Georges Duval de Leyrit

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Georges Duval de Leyrit (7 August 1716 – 9 April 1764) was Governor General of Pondicherry between 1755 and 1758.[1][2] He was preceded by Charles Godeheu and succeeded by as Arthur, comte de Lally-Tollendal.

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  1. ^ Malleson, George Bruce (1868). History of the French in India: From the Founding of Pondichery in 1674 to the Capture of that Place in 1761. Longmans, Green, and Company. p. 434. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  2. ^ Henige, David P. (1970). Colonial Governors. The University of Wisconsin Press. p. 28. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
Government offices
Preceded by
Charles Godeheu, Le commissaire
(Acting)
Governor-General of French India
February 1755–1758
Succeeded by