René Goulaine De Laudonnière (René De . . .
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Poitou |
Date of died | July 24,1574 |
Died | Poitou |
Books | A Notable Historie Containing Foure Voyages |
Job | Explorer |
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ID | 2578617 |
René Goulaine De Laudonnière (René De . . . Life story
Rene Goulaine de Laudonnière was a French Huguenot explorer and the founder of the French colony of Fort Caroline in what is now Jacksonville, Florida. Admiral Gaspard de Coligny, a Huguenot, sent Jean Ribault and Laudonnière to explore potential sites in Florida suitable for settlement by the French Protestants.