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unusual facts about François de Montmorency-Bouteville


François de Montmorency-Bouteville

François succeeded his brother Henri in 1616 and became Duke of Luxembourg and Governor of Senlis.


François de Montmorency

It was on this occasion that he was created an Honorary Knight of the Order of the Garter.

Lordship of Champlain

In 1684, Monsignor François de Montmorency-Laval gives the official titles to the Catholic parish of Champlain, twenty years after the creation of the Lordship of Champlain, pointing out that the place is commonly called "Champlain".

Musée de l'Amérique francophone

Fonded by Monseigneur François de Montmorency-Laval in 1663, the Séminaire de Québec now houses the musée de l'Amérique française, which gives it the distinction of being the oldest museum in Canada.


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