Marquis Duquesne - Definition

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Marquis DuQuesne was a French Governor of Canada.

DuQuesne served from 1752 through 1755, and was very aggressive in enforcing French presence in the present-day Quebec region, by some accounts even clearing out English settlers. He built a line of defensive fortifications to strengthen the French presence.