René Goulaine De Laudonnière (René De Goulaine De Laudonnière)
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| Gender | Male |
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| Born | Poitou |
| Date of died | July 24,1574 |
| Died | Poitou |
| Books | A Notable Historie Containing Foure Voyages |
| Job | Explorer |
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| ID | 1710206 |
René Goulaine De Laudonnière (René De 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.