Nicolas Durand de Villegagnon

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Nicolas Durand, sieur de Villegagnon, also Villegaignon (1510 – 9 January 1571) was a commander of the Knights of Malta, and later a French naval officer (vice-admiral of Brittany) who attempted to help the Huguenots in France escape persecution, before turning against them due to Eucharistic disputes.

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