Louis de Buade de Frontenac

Louis XIV appointed Frontenac as Governor General of New France. He arrived in Quebec and immediately pursued expansionist policies, strengthening French control over the colony and its fur trade.

Frontenac ordered the construction of Fort Frontenac on Lake Ontario to secure French access to the interior fur trade and to counter Iroquois and English influence. The fort became a key military and trading post.

Frontenac led a military expedition into Iroquois territory, forcing the Iroquois to negotiate a peace treaty that temporarily secured French trade routes and reduced hostilities.

Due to conflicts with the Sovereign Council and the Bishop of Quebec over authority and trade policies, Frontenac was recalled to France. This ended his first term as governor.

Louis XIV reappointed Frontenac as Governor General of New France during King William's War. He returned to Quebec to defend the colony against English and Iroquois attacks.

Frontenac successfully defended Quebec City against an English invasion force led by Sir William Phips. He refused to surrender, and the English fleet withdrew after a failed siege.

Frontenac ordered a French and Indigenous raid on the English settlement of Schenectady in New York. The attack destroyed the town and killed many inhabitants, escalating the conflict in North America.

Frontenac negotiated a peace treaty with the Iroquois Confederacy, ending years of warfare. The treaty secured French trade routes and reduced hostilities, though it was fragile.