Background
The son of Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil, governor of New France, and Louise-Élisabeth de Joybert de Soulanges et de Marson, he was born in Montreal and was named to the company of gentlemen midshipmen at the age of five.
Soldier governor of Montreal governor of Trois
The son of Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil, governor of New France, and Louise-Élisabeth de Joybert de Soulanges et de Marson, he was born in Montreal and was named to the company of gentlemen midshipmen at the age of five.
He served as governor of Trois-Rivières from 1749 to 1757 and governor of Montreal from 1757 to 1760. In 1712, he was named an ensign in the colonial regulars and, in 1720, became a lieutenant. In 1724, he was given command of a company.
In 1736, he was granted the seigneury of Saint-Joseph-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce.
Rigaud de Vaudreuil was named a major in 1741. In 1748, he was named king"s lieutenant for Quebec.
Later that year, he acquired another seigneury on the Yamaska River. Rigaud de Vaudreuil was captured by the British while returning from France in 1755.
He was able to return to Quebec the following year.
In 1756, he led Montcalm"s advance guard against British forts in the Oswego region. The following year, he led an expedition which destroyed boats and supplies near Fort George which were intended to be used in an invasion of Canada. He later died at the Château de Colliers in Muides.
During the War of the Austrian Succession, he was given the task of defending Fort Saint-Frédéric.