List of Colonial Governors in 1769 - France

France

  • French India - Jean Law de Lauriston, Governor of French India (1767–1777)
  • Mauritius
    1. Jean Guillaume Steinauer, Acting Governor General of Mauritius (1768–1769)
    2. François Julien du Dresnay, chevalier Desroches, Governor-General of Mauritius (1769–1772)

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