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Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac et de Palluau 1622-98

Exh Franco Frontenac
Credit: Archives of Ontario, Reference code: C 295-1-75-0-2/Image: I0004755 Plan of old Fort Frontenac and town plot of Kingston, John Frederick Holland, 1784

One of the most controversial and influential figures in Canadian history, Frontenac – as governor-general of New France – established a series of fortified fur-trading posts, including Fort Frontenac at the site of present-day Kingston.

  • Visit the plaque – In the northeast corner of Confederation Park, opposite the city hall, Ontario Street, Kingston.

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