Jean Faudoas de Cérillac

Jean de Faudoas (1593/1600-1679)[1] was the Comte (Count) of Cérillac/Sérillac and served as governor of Grenada from 1658 to 1664.[2] He succeeded Jean Francois Dubuc as governor.

Biography

Faudoas acquired the island of Grenada and the Grenadines from Jacques Dyel Du Parquet in 1656 for 90000 Livres[3] and the sale was ratified on April 26 the following year.[4][5][6] He ruled Grenada and the Grenadine islands as a tyrant according to the merchants and traders who complained to the French government.[7] Cérillac sentenced two men to death due to revolting against the king and the governor of the island (which added to his tyrannical reputation).[8] He retired and his son (also named Jean) became the unofficial governor from 1662 until 1664 when he was succeeded by Monsieur Vincent.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Jean de Faudoas (aft. 1593 - 1679)". man8rove.com. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  2. ^ Schnakenbourg, Christian (2016). "Histoire de l'industrie sucrière en Guadeloupe aux XIXe et XXe siècles Les « Vingt calamiteuses » et la fin de l'économie de plantation (1966-2000) (tome V)" (PDF). Compte Rendu de Lecture. 5: 10.
  3. ^ "European Invasion". Grenada National Museum. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
  4. ^ Roulet, Éric (2017), "Chapitre 21. L'heure des choix 1647-1651", La Compagnie des îles de l’Amérique : (1635-1651). Une entreprise coloniale au XVIIe siècle, Histoire (in French), Rennes: Presses universitaires de Rennes, pp. 559–580, ISBN 978-2-7535-8580-5, retrieved 1 December 2025
  5. ^ George, P. (1919). L'Organisation Judiciare de La Martinique [The organisation of the judiciary of Martinique] (PDF) (in French). Paris: Rousseau and Cie Editeurs. p. 26.
  6. ^ Crouse, Nellis M. (1943). The French Struggle for the West Indies (PDF). New York: Colombia University Press. p. 11.
  7. ^ Jue, Jerome (1664). LA DESTITUTION DES GOUVERNEURS DES ÎLES FRANÇAISES, UN « COUP DE MAJESTÉ » AUX ANTILLES [THE REMOVAL OF THE GOVERNORS OF THE FRENCH ISLANDS, A "COUP OF MAJESTY" IN THE ANTILLES] (in French). pp. 9–10.
  8. ^ a b Tremblay, Jean-Marie (2 February 2005). "Jacques Petijean Roget, Histoire de l isle de Grenade en Amérique: 1649-1659. Manuscrit anonyme de 1659". texte. Retrieved 1 December 2025.
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