Jacques Cartier NTI 14 Nationality - French ​ Lifespan - 1491 - 1557 ​

1491: Jacques Cartier was born at Saint-Malo in Brittany 1524-1527 : Cartier was believed to have accompanied Giovanni da Verrazzano on his expeditions to North America exploring the northeast coast of North America May 1520: Married Catherine Des Granches, but they had no children. It was a good marriage as Catherine Des Granches was the daughter of Jacques Des Granches 1524-1527 : Giovanni da Verrazzano was an Italian who sailed under the French flag for King Francois Jacques Cartier acquired a significant reputation as an experienced seaman and navigator which would have been reported in Giovanni da Verrazzano's reports 1532: Jean Le Veneur, the bishop of Saint-Malo, recommended to King Francois that Jacques Cartier be chosen to lead a voyage of discovery to the New World 1534: Cartier sent to "discover certain islands and lands where it is said there is a large amount of gold and other riches to be found." 1534 April: Cartier leads his first voyage to North America Cartier named Canada "Kanata" meaning village or settlement in the Huron-Iroquois language. The first voyage of Jacques Cartier lasted 137 days. He returned to France and reported his explorations to the King of France. The King offers Cartier another commission to return to Canada 1535 May 26: Cartier leads a second voyage to Canada. On his second voyage, he had three ships and 110 men. Cartier travelled across the Atlantic and explored some land in Montreal before returning to spend the winter at Stadacona (Quebec), near some friendly native villages. The winter saw an outbreak of scurvy which cost the lives of 25 of the men 1536 May 6: Cartier left Quebec and sailed for France 1536 July 16 Cartier returned safely to Saint-Malo. Cartier reported back to the King of France and the French council started to make plans to colonise Canada 1540: Jean Francois de la Rocque, Sieur de Roberval (1500-1560) was commanded by the French king to take charge of the colonization of Canada 1541: Cartier was instructed to lead a third voyage to Canada and waited for Jean Francois de la Rocque, Sieur de Roberval whilst enduring a bitterly cold winter. Cartier made the decision to return to France. 1542: His attempts to start a settlement was abandoned due to the bitterly cold winter and the expedition returned to France on June 6 1543 1545: Cartier published an account of his expeditions and voyages of explorations 1557 1 September: Cartier died 1 September, 1557 at his manor of Limoilou, near Saint-Malo 1575 April: Catherine Des Granches, the widow of Jacques Cartier, died at Limoilou http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/famous-explorers.htm