Claude François du Lyon (or Dulion, Dulyon etc.; 1633 ? – 14 September 1674) was a squire of the King, Sieur de Poinson et Poinsenot and Governor of Guadeloupe from 1664 to 1668 on behalf of the French West India Company. Family background The Du Lyon family was of the provincial nobility of the sword, with property on the border of Champagne and Burgundy. It can be traced to Hubert Du Lyon, squire and officer of the Duke of Burgundy in 1315. Jean Du Lyon, squire, was in charge of the fortifications of Dijon. His father was René du Lyon, squire, seigneur of Poinson and Poinsenot, a notary of Chaumont. His mother was Claire Sauvage, daughter of Nicolas Sauvage, adviser of the court of Chaumont. Claude François Du Lyon was squire, seigneur of Poinson and Poinsonot, maintained of nobility in November 1668 by M. de Caumartin, steward of Champagne. He was appointed an ordinary gentleman of the king's chamber and inspector of the armies of Flanders and Italy. Governor of Guadeloupe Claude François Du Lyon was the first governor of Guadeloupe for the French West India Company (Compagnie des Indes Occidentales). Governor general Alexandre de Prouville de Tracy arrived in Guadeloupe on 23 June 1664. He informed the governor Charles Houël du Petit Pré that the king had ordered his recall. Houël left for France on 4 July 1664. The next day Tracy abolished all the duties that Houel had imposed. Houël's nephews d'Herblay and Téméricourt left the island for France on 12 July 1664. Tracy then replaced the garrisons of the three forts on the island with the king's men. He let Pierre Hincelin, commander of the Basse-Terre fort, take care of the interests of his brother-in-law Houël, and gave Du Lyon command of this fort. Tracy appointed des Roses governor of Marie-Galante. Tracy made Du Lyon provisional governor of Guadeloupe and left for Grenada on 5 November 1664. Du Lyon's second wife Claire Tabourot followed him to Guadeloupe. In March 1665 he was confirmed as governor of Guadeloupe for the king and the company. After Tracy had left for Canada, disturbances broke out in Martinique in 1665. Martinique governor Robert de Clodoré and the company's general agent de Chambré were unable to restore peace, and called on Du Lyon to send help in the form of several companies under his lieutenant Hincelin. The disturbances were over before this