Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons

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Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons was a French nobleman, merchant, and colonizer who led early 17th-century French efforts to establish permanent settlements in North America, including sponsoring expeditions that laid the foundations of New France.

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instanceOf French nobleman
colonizer
explorer of North America
human
merchant
appointedBy Henry IV of France
areaOfActivity Acadia
Bay of Fundy
New France
St Croix Island
surface form: Saint Croix Island
birthDate c. 1558
birthPlace Kingdom of France
Royan
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
deathDate 1628
deathPlace France
founded Port-Royal (Acadia)
givenName Pierre
grantedBy Henry IV of France
hasPartnershipWith François Gravé Du Pont
Samuel de Champlain
influenced development of French colonial policy in North America
knownFor laying foundations of New France
leading early 17th-century French efforts to establish permanent settlements in North America
monopoly of the fur trade in New France
legacy considered a founder of French Canada
recognized as an early leader of Acadian colonization
monopolyOn fur trade in New France
nobleTitle Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sieur de Mons
notableWork attempted settlement on Saint Croix Island
founding of Port-Royal in Acadia
organization of early French colonization of Acadia
sponsorship of Samuel de Champlain’s voyages
occupation colonial administrator
explorer
trader
organized 1604 settlement on Saint Croix Island
positionHeld Lieutenant General of New France
vice-admiral of the seas of New France
religion Huguenot
Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
sponsored Samuel de Champlain’s 1604 expedition to Acadia
voyages that led to the founding of Quebec City
timePeriod early 17th century

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Samuel de Champlain workedFor Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons
Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons nobleTitle Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sieur de Mons
Port Royal foundedBy Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons
subject surface form: Port Royal (Acadia)
this entity surface form: Pierre Dugua de Mons