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Governor general of the French Antilles
Armand Joseph Bruat, governor general of the Windward Islands (1849–1851)
Ministry of the Navy and Colonies
SeatBasseterre, Saint-Christophe (1628–71)
Saint-Pierre, Martinique (1671–74)
Fort-Royal, Martinique
Formation1628 (1st time)
March 1849 (second time)
First holderPierre Belain d'Esnambuc
Final holderAuguste Napolèon Vaillant
Abolished23 March 1794 (1st time)
November 1851 (2nd time}

The governors general of the French Antilles, or lieutenants-general, were the king's representatives in the French West Indies colonies under the Ancien Régime. The colonies were, by date of foundation, Saint-Christophe (1625), Saint-Domingue (1627), Saint Martin (1635), Martinique (1635), Guadeloupe (1635), Dominica (1635), Saint Barthélemy (1648), Grenada (1650), Saint Croix (1650), Saint Lucia (1660), Tobago (1678), the Grenadines and Saint Vincent (1699).

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