René Goulaine De Laudonnière
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Poitou |
| Died | Poitou |
| Saint-Germain-en-Laye | |
| France | |
| 1574 | |
| Saint-Germain-en-Laye | |
| France | |
| Date of birth | January 1,1529 |
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| ID | 3709609 |
René Goulaine De Laudonnière Life story
Rene Goulaine de Laudonnière was a French Huguenot explorer and the founder of the French colony of Fort Caroline in what is now Jacksonville, Florida. Admiral Gaspard de Coligny, a Huguenot, sent Jean Ribault and Laudonnière to explore potential sites in Florida suitable for settlement by the French Protestants.
