Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve
Paul de Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve | |
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Maisonneuve's Portrait by Benjamin Sulte | |
| Born | February 15, 1612 Neuville-sur-Vannes (Champagne, France) |
| Died | September 9, 1676 (aged 64) Paris, France |
| Allegiance | France |
| Other work | the founder of Ville-Marie (a religious mission, in what is now Montreal, Canada) military officer |
Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve (15 February 1612 – 9 September 1676) was a French military officer and the founder of Ville-Marie, now the city of Montreal.