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Henri-François des Herbiers, Marquis de l'Estenduère
Henri-François des Herbiers
,
Marquis de L'Estenduère
, was born in
Angers
around 1682 and died in
Rochefort
in March 1750. He was a
Navy Officer
and
aristocrat
in
France
during the 17th and 18th centuries. Coming from a noble family from
Poitou
, he began his navigational skills under the direction of his uncle, and began his naval career at an early age in the
Marine royale
. He distinguished himself for the first time during the
War of the Spanish Succession
near
Vélez-Málaga
and then at the
Battle of Marbella
, before engaging battle as a
Privateer
. During the 1720s, he undertook many voyages to
New France
and drew many marine maps of the
Saint Lawrence river
. He again took part in the wars of the
Polish Succession
, and the
War of the Spanish Succession
.
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