 In the midst of these wars, he was Governor of the colony of Saint-Domingue from 1691-1703.He ended his military career at the rank of Lieutenant General of the naval forces (the highest naval military rank at the time in France, equivalent of a modern vice-admiral) and Commander of the Royal and Military Order of Saint Louis.He died on 25 June 1715 in Bourbon-l'Archambault, Auvergne.