Claude de Razilly, also Claude de Launay-Razilly (-1637) was a French Navy officer. He was the brother of François de Razilly

François de Razilly

François de Razilly was a French nobleman of the 17th century who led the colonial enterprise to found "France Équinoxiale". He headed a colonial party of about 500 to an island which would become the city of São Luís do Maranhão. He arrived in the island in August 1612.He was the brother of two...

 and Isaac de Razilly

Isaac de Razilly

Isaac de Razilly was a member of the French nobility appointed a knight of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem at the age of 18. He was born at the Château d'Oiseaumelle in the Province of Touraine, France. A member of the French navy, he served for many years during which he played an important...

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Claude de Razilly fought in the Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré (1627)

Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré (1627)

The Siege of Saint-Martin-de-Ré, also Siege of St. Martin's , occurred in the French isle of Ile de Ré around the fortress of the city of Saint-Martin-de-Ré, when Duke of Buckingham tried to occupy the island in 1627...

 in 1627 and the Siege of La Rochelle

Siege of La Rochelle

The Siege of La Rochelle was a result of a war between the French royal forces of Louis XIII of France and the Huguenots of La Rochelle in 1627-1628...

. In 1627, he successfully relieved the siege of the Royal forces in the fortress of Saint-Martin-de-Ré

Saint-Martin-de-Ré

Saint-Martin-de-Ré is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.It is one of the 10 communes located on the Île de Ré.-History:Saint-Martin-de-Ré has extensive fortifications, reflecting the strategic importance of the Île de Ré...

 by sailing through an important English naval blockade.

In 1632, he was given by Richelieu in association with his brother Isaac de Razilly

Isaac de Razilly

Isaac de Razilly was a member of the French nobility appointed a knight of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem at the age of 18. He was born at the Château d'Oiseaumelle in the Province of Touraine, France. A member of the French navy, he served for many years during which he played an important...

 a mission to recover Acadia

Acadia

Acadia was the name given to lands in a portion of the French colonial empire of New France, in northeastern North America that included parts of eastern Quebec, the Maritime provinces, and modern-day Maine. At the end of the 16th century, France claimed territory stretching as far south as...

 from the English following the Treaty of Saint-Germain

Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye (1632)

The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye was signed on March 29, 1632. It returned New France to French control after the English had seized it in 1629. It also provided France with compensation for goods seized during the capture of New France....

. He was Governor of Acadia when Port Royal

Port Royal

Port Royal was a city located at the end of the Palisadoes at the mouth of the Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded in 1518, it was the centre of shipping commerce in the Caribbean Sea during the latter half of the 17th century...

 was recovered in 1634.

After his death three years later, Claude de Razilly was succeeded as Acadian Governor by two contenders, d'Aulnay et de la Tour.