François Provost
Governor of Montreal
About François Provost
Lived 1638 – 1702 (aged 63–64). François Provost was a French.
François Provost (1638 – 1 June 1702) was a career soldier from France who served in the Carignan-Salières regiment which was stationed to New France in 1665.
Provost was held in high esteem by Buade de Frontenac from early in his residency in Canada. He served as governor of Trois-Rivières, temporary Governor of Montreal and temporary governor of the country after the recall of Antoine Lefèbvre de La Barre.
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Who was François Provost?
Governor of Montreal
When was François Provost born?
François Provost was born in 1638 in Paris.
When did François Provost die?
François Provost died on 1 June 1702 in Quebec City.
What nationality was François Provost?
François Provost was French.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). François Provost. https://biography.guide/francois-provost/
MLA: "François Provost." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/francois-provost/.
Chicago: "François Provost." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/francois-provost/.
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