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the Edict of Union, Cartier was introduced to King Francis I by Jean Le Veneur,
bishop of Saint-Malo and abbot of Mont Saint-Michel, at the Manoir de Brion. The
King had previously invited (although not formally commissioned) the Florentine
explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano to explore the eastern coast of North America on
behalf of France in 1524.[11] Le Veneur cited voyages to Newfoundland and Brazil as
proof of Cartier's ability to "lead ships to the discovery of new lands in the New
World".[12]