France Antarctique

Timeline

1. 1549Paris (royal and naval decision-making center) · ParisAround 1549, Admiral Gaspard de Coligny promoted a scheme at the court of Henry II to establish a French outpost on the Brazilian coast, aiming to break Portugal's monopoly on the brazilwood trade and reserve an overseas refuge for Protestants facing religious persecution.
2. 1550Le Havre (expedition departure port) · Le HavreBy around 1550, expedition personnel and supplies were assembling at Le Havre and elsewhere, with Nicolas Durand de Villegagnon designated commander of the 1555 expedition; this node records the organization and embarkation preparations at the end of the planning phase, with the fort itself completed in 1555.