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- Louis-Laurent de Féderbe (also spelled Fayd'herbe) was born on June 25, 1725 in Barraux, in the department of Isère.
Heir to a noble Dauphinoise family, he spent a happy childhood at Fayet Castle, owned by his father, the Count of Modave. Very quickly, the boy shows surprising dispositions for learning letters and history. Curious, alert and fond of escape, he decides, once he is tall, to enlist in the army, where his talents hold the attention of Louis-François de Bourbon, 6th prince of Conti, who makes him his assistant. camp. It was not until the 1740s that Federbe was able to quench his thirst for adventure: appointed governor of Fort Dauphin, he embarked for Madagascar, where he quickly proved himself, even to the point of being decorated with the Order of Saint Louis. In 1757, while serving as aide-de-camp to the Earl of Lally-Tollendal, he left for India,
In fact, in 1738, Governor Pierre-Benoît Dumas initiated a campaign to expand the French colonies on a territory predominantly occupied by the English; an operation which, the following year, would lead to the capture of Karikal, in the heart of Pondicherry ... It was precisely here that Féderbe landed in 1757 to marry the daughter of the governor, Marie Nicole Porcher des Oulches, allowing him to become governor of the city in turn.
Seven years passed between France and India, before his functions ended in 1764 when he planned to take the city of Madras, a choice strongly criticized by his entourage. Turning to the island of Madagascar, the very first stopover of his escapades, he then tried to create a French company there.
Read more in the Tout Lyon Affiches n ° 5109 of Saturday July 12, 2014
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