He was the oldest son of Louis d’Angennes de Rochefort de Salvert, Marquis de Maintenon et de Meslay, and Marie Le Clerc du Tremblay. Upon his father's death, he inherited the title of Marquis de Maintenon.
He chose not to follow in the footsteps of his ancestors and joined the Navy in 1669 and arrived in the Caribbean on La Sybille. He took command of the ship after the death of her captain in 1672. He joined the expedition against Curaçao and attacked British ships near Saint-Domingue.
He returned to France in 1673, and in 1674, he sold the Maintenon estate to Françoise d'Aubigné, who was granted the title of Marquise de Maintenon by King Louis in 1675.[2] After the sale, d'Angennes returned to the West Indies.
In October 1675, d'Angennes left Nantes as commander of the 24 gun ship Fontaine d'Or. He gathered a fleet of ten ships crewed by 800 buccaneers and in 1676 attacked Isla Margarita, Trinidad and Cumaná.
He became a sugar planter and was appointed governor of the island of Marie-Galante (1679–1686). During this period, he hunted down his former buccaneer allies on the French naval ship La Sorcière. In 1682, Louis XIV granted him a monopoly on trade between Venezuela and the French colonies in the Caribbean.[3]
He married Catherine Girauld de Poincy, daughter of a St Kitts militia captain, and had four children. After 1686, he settled in Martinique with his family where he died in 1691.
Bryant, Mark (2004). "Partner, Matriarch, and Minister: Mme de Maintenon of France, Clandestine Consort, 1680-1715". In Campbell Orr, Clarissa (ed.). Queenship in Europe 1660-1815: The Role of the Consort. Cambridge University Press. pp. 77–106. ISBN0-521-81422-7.
Stephens, Henry Morse (1911). "Maintenon, Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de". In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 17 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 442–444.
Pritchard, James S. (2004). In search of empire : the French in the Americas, 1670-1730. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN978-0-5218-2742-3.
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charles, françois, angennes, marquis, maintenon, charles, françois, angennes, marquis, maintenon, december, 1648, before, april, 1691, french, nobleman, became, buccaneer, caribbean, sold, château, maintenon, ancestral, estate, madame, maintenon, second, wife,. Charles Francois d Angennes Marquis de Maintenon 5 December 1648 before 2 April 1691 was a French nobleman who became a buccaneer in the Caribbean He sold the Chateau de Maintenon his ancestral estate to Madame de Maintenon the second wife of King Louis XIV of France 1 Charles Francois d Angennes Marquis de MaintenonGovernor of Marie GalanteIn office 1679 1686Preceded byJacques de Boisseret de ThemericourtSucceeded byCharles AugerPersonal detailsBorn 1648 12 05 5 December 1648Diedbefore 2 April 1691NationalityFrenchOccupationBuccaneer colonial administratorHe was the oldest son of Louis d Angennes de Rochefort de Salvert Marquis de Maintenon et de Meslay and Marie Le Clerc du Tremblay Upon his father s death he inherited the title of Marquis de Maintenon He chose not to follow in the footsteps of his ancestors and joined the Navy in 1669 and arrived in the Caribbean on La Sybille He took command of the ship after the death of her captain in 1672 He joined the expedition against Curacao and attacked British ships near Saint Domingue He returned to France in 1673 and in 1674 he sold the Maintenon estate to Francoise d Aubigne who was granted the title of Marquise de Maintenon by King Louis in 1675 2 After the sale d Angennes returned to the West Indies In October 1675 d Angennes left Nantes as commander of the 24 gun ship Fontaine d Or He gathered a fleet of ten ships crewed by 800 buccaneers and in 1676 attacked Isla Margarita Trinidad and Cumana He became a sugar planter and was appointed governor of the island of Marie Galante 1679 1686 During this period he hunted down his former buccaneer allies on the French naval ship La Sorciere In 1682 Louis XIV granted him a monopoly on trade between Venezuela and the French colonies in the Caribbean 3 He married Catherine Girauld de Poincy daughter of a St Kitts militia captain and had four children After 1686 he settled in Martinique with his family where he died in 1691 Footnotes edit Stephens 1911 Bryant 2004 p 80 Pritchard 2004 p 167 Sources editBiographic data La voile noir French Bryant Mark 2004 Partner Matriarch and Minister Mme de Maintenon of France Clandestine Consort 1680 1715 In Campbell Orr Clarissa ed Queenship in Europe 1660 1815 The Role of the Consort Cambridge University Press pp 77 106 ISBN 0 521 81422 7 Stephens Henry Morse 1911 Maintenon Francoise d Aubigne Marquise de In Chisholm Hugh ed Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 17 11th ed Cambridge University Press pp 442 444 Pritchard James S 2004 In search of empire the French in the Americas 1670 1730 Cambridge Cambridge University Press ISBN 978 0 5218 2742 3 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Francois d 27Angennes Marquis de Maintenon amp oldid 1111396017, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
