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Marguerite de Martel

Marguerite de Martel was a French merchant living in early 16th-century New London, Australia. She was known for her commercial activities and was the mother of Freya d’Marteau, contributing to the region's mercantile history during that period.

Northern Renaissance-style painting of Marguerite de Martel in merchant attire with trade items.

Marguerite de Martel was an Australian French merchant and mother of Freya d’Marteau, based in New London in the early 16th century.

Marguerite de Martel directing dockworkers on a busy sixteenth-century London wharf.
Marguerite de Martel oversees commerce on the bustling New London waterfront, early 1500s.