Martinique (French crown colony)

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• Current Ruler –  Jean Dupont
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Cardinal Richelieu created the Compagnie des Îles de l’Amérique (Company of the Isles of America). The company contracted merchants to occupy and govern on its behalf the Caribbean islands belonging to the French crown. This led on to Pierre Bélain d’Esnambuc landing on Martinique with one hundred French settlers from Saint Cristophe. They met some resistance that they were able to dispatch quickly because of their far superior weaponry and armor. They settled in the northwestern region that later became known as St. Pierre at the mouth of the Roxelane River, where they built Fort Saint Pierre. The first governor was Jean Dupont.