Charles Poncet de Brétigny
Charles Poncet de Brétigny (c. 1610 – 1644) was founder and governor of the French colony of Cayenne, in what is now French Guiana, from 1644 to 1645. A brutal and despotic man, after just over a year he was murdered by a Carib, as were most of the other colonists. Accounts of the events and aftermath are somewhat confused, gathered from the few survivors several years later.
Charles Poncet de Brétigny | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Cayenne | |
| In office 4 March 1644 – June 1645 | |
| Succeeded by | Huet de Navarre |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1645 Cayenne, French Guiana |
| Nationality | French |
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