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<ext>A prolific travel writer was imprisoned for Piracy twice and responsible for some of the most astounding descriptions of now extinct species of animals native to the Mascarene Islands, (Reunion and Mauricius). Was responsible for the establishment of an short lived experimental colony in the Mascarenes that became attractive to pirates, privateers, and smugglers seeking a safe haven in the Indian Ocean waters. | <ext>A prolific travel writer was imprisoned for Piracy twice and responsible for some of the most astounding descriptions of now extinct species of animals native to the Mascarene Islands, (Reunion and Mauricius). Was responsible for the establishment of an short lived experimental colony in the Mascarenes that became attractive to pirates, privateers, and smugglers seeking a safe haven in the Indian Ocean waters. | ||
Francois served as an elected official to the French parliament from the areas of Bresse and Fougere. He lost his position at court following the revocation of the Edict of Nante whereupon he resolved to emigrate to England and beyond accompanied by Sicilian relative and friend Pierre Carracioli, a defrocked priest from Italy; and student Thomas Musson the grandson of Montgomery Arren (Montclair du Arrens). | Described as the great grandson of Jean d'Estaing and Gilberte Rochfoucauld, Francois was a statesman that served as an elected official to the French parliament from the areas of Bresse and Fougere. He lost his position at court following the revocation of the Edict of Nante whereupon he resolved to emigrate to England and beyond accompanied by Sicilian relative and friend Pierre Carracioli, a defrocked priest from Italy; and student Thomas Musson the grandson of Montgomery Arren (Montclair du Arrens). | ||
The d'Estaing of the Languedoc family split along religious lines Catholic and Huguenot, with various Protestant factions branches emigrating to Holland, Prussia, England, and Navarre, as well as the Indian Ocean and Caribbean Islands. | |||
Francois' life can be pieced together from a semibiographical account narrated to an amateur historian by the pirate Thomas Tew; family histories of associates, and through his extensive accounts and journals of his travels and experiences.</ext> | |||
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Revision as of 17:08, 3 January 2008
| Lineage | D'Estaing |
| Sex | Male |
| Full name (at birth) | Francois Maximilien d'Estaing |
| Other last names | Mission |
| Other given names | Legant du Bresse et Fougere |
Events
after 1673 child birth: Maryland?, ♂ Thomas Muscheon (Muston) [Mustain] b. after 1673
Notes
A prolific travel writer was imprisoned for Piracy twice and responsible for some of the most astounding descriptions of now extinct species of animals native to the Mascarene Islands, (Reunion and Mauricius). Was responsible for the establishment of an short lived experimental colony in the Mascarenes that became attractive to pirates, privateers, and smugglers seeking a safe haven in the Indian Ocean waters.
Described as the great grandson of Jean d'Estaing and Gilberte Rochfoucauld, Francois was a statesman that served as an elected official to the French parliament from the areas of Bresse and Fougere. He lost his position at court following the revocation of the Edict of Nante whereupon he resolved to emigrate to England and beyond accompanied by Sicilian relative and friend Pierre Carracioli, a defrocked priest from Italy; and student Thomas Musson the grandson of Montgomery Arren (Montclair du Arrens).
The d'Estaing of the Languedoc family split along religious lines Catholic and Huguenot, with various Protestant factions branches emigrating to Holland, Prussia, England, and Navarre, as well as the Indian Ocean and Caribbean Islands.
Francois' life can be pieced together from a semibiographical account narrated to an amateur historian by the pirate Thomas Tew; family histories of associates, and through his extensive accounts and journals of his travels and experiences.
From grandparents to grandchildren
marriage: ♂ Thomas Muscheon (Moustain)
death: 1750, Edgecombe County (North Carolina)
