Claude de Beauharnais (1680–1738)
Claude de Beauharnais | |
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| Born | 22 September 1674 Saint-Laurent-des-Orgerils, Orléans, France |
| Died | 15 January 1738 (aged 63) La Chaussée (La Chaussaye) |
| Noble family | Beauharnais |
| Spouse(s) | Renée Hardouineau |
| Father | Francois IV de Beauharnais |
| Mother | Marie Marguerite-Françoise Puyvart de Chastullé |
Claude de Beauharnais (French pronunciation: [klod də boaʁnɛ]; 22 September 1674 – 15 January 1738) was a French nobleman. He was sieur de Beaumont et de Bellechauve, captain des vaisseaux du roi, and a knight of the Order of Saint Louis. He was the son of François IV de Beauharnais (1636–1694), seigneur de La Boische, and Marie Marguerite-Françoise Puyvart de Chastullé.
A brother, François, was intendant of New France from 1702 to 1705. Another brother, Charles, served as Governor of New France from 1726 to 1746.
Claude de Beauharnois never resided in the colony but three times commanded the ships that restocked the troops in New France.