Dominique Prosper de Chermont
French colonial governor
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| Intro | French colonial governor | |
| Places | France | |
| was | Politician Colonial administrator | |
| Work field | Military Politics | |
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| Birth | 24 November 1741, Toulouse | |
| Death | 13 November 1798Pondicherry (aged 57 years) |
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Dominique Prosper de Chermont was Governor General of Inde française in Second French Colonial Empire.
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| Preceded by Camille Charles Leclerc, chevalier de Fresne | Gouverneur Général de l'Inde française 1792–1793 | Succeeded by Leroux de Touffreville |
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Dominique Prosper de Chermont was the son of Joseph Alexandre de Chermont (1705 - 1748) and Marie-Anne Verla de Chermont. He was born on 24th November 1741 and died on 13th Novenber 1798. Married to Mlle de Villesays Nastene. he was the " Colonel du regiment d L'Isle de France " Governor General of Isle de France during the second French Colonial Empire. He was Governor General of Pondicherry India from 1792 - 1793 - until the Siege of Pondicherry in 1793. Though the French lost possession of their Indian territories during this war - they regained them under the terms of the Peace of Amiens in 1802.