Laurent de Valernod
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Laurent de Valernod | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Grenada | |
| In office 1708–1710 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph de Bouloc |
| Succeeded by | Guillaume-Emmanuel-Théodore de Maupeou |
| Governor of Saint-Domingue | |
| In office 7 February 1711, but died in Petit-Goâve on – 24 May 1711 | |
| Preceded by | François-Joseph, comte de Choiseul-Beaupré |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Pierre de Charite |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1669 |
| Died | 24 May 1711 (aged 41–42) Petit-Goâve, Saint-Domingue |
| Occupation | Colonial administrator |
Laurent de Valernod (1669 – 24 May 1711) was a French colonial administrator who was governor of Grenada from 1708 to 1710, then governor of Saint-Domingue until his death in 1711.
Laurent de Valernod was a gentleman of Dauphiné.[1] He was the son of Hugues de Valernod, seigneur de Fay and Anne de Mistral (1633–1687). He was baptized on 21 August 1669 at Saint-Vallier, Drôme, France.[2] Laurent de Valernod joined the army and became a captain of the grenadiers.[3] He became a knight to the Order of Saint Louis.[4]
Governor of Grenada
In 1709 Valernod replaced M. de Bouloc, Governor of Grenada, who had died in 1708.[5] Valernod was taken from the regiment of Navarre to command in Grenada. The island was subordinate to Martinique at this time.[1] He left office in 1710 and was replaced by the Chevalier de Maupeou-Ribaudon (died 1725), a naval officer.[5]