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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pierre Dugua de Mons | 1 |
| Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons canonical | 1 |
| Sieur de Mons | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1554148 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons Context triple: [Samuel de Champlain, workedFor, Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons]
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Georges Valois
Georges Valois was a French political thinker and activist who evolved from syndicalism to become a pioneering figure of early French fascism in the interwar period.
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Louis Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne
Louis Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne was an 18th-century French nobleman and military officer from the prominent La Tour d’Auvergne family, noted for his high rank and influence at the royal court.
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Charles-Michel Trudaine de la Sablière
Charles-Michel Trudaine de la Sablière was an 18th-century French aristocrat and influential patron of the arts known for supporting major Enlightenment-era artists and intellectuals.
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Antoine de Caux
Antoine de Caux was a military commander known for leading forces during the Siege of Acre.
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Eustache Le Sueur
Eustache Le Sueur was a 17th-century French painter, often regarded as one of the founders of the French classical school and noted for his religious and historical works.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons Target entity description: 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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A.
Georges Valois
Georges Valois was a French political thinker and activist who evolved from syndicalism to become a pioneering figure of early French fascism in the interwar period.
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B.
Louis Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne
Louis Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne was an 18th-century French nobleman and military officer from the prominent La Tour d’Auvergne family, noted for his high rank and influence at the royal court.
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C.
Charles-Michel Trudaine de la Sablière
Charles-Michel Trudaine de la Sablière was an 18th-century French aristocrat and influential patron of the arts known for supporting major Enlightenment-era artists and intellectuals.
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Antoine de Caux
Antoine de Caux was a military commander known for leading forces during the Siege of Acre.
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E.
Eustache Le Sueur
Eustache Le Sueur was a 17th-century French painter, often regarded as one of the founders of the French classical school and noted for his religious and historical works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French nobleman
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colonizer ⓘ explorer of North America ⓘ human ⓘ merchant ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Henry IV of France ⓘ |
| areaOfActivity |
Acadia
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Bay of Fundy ⓘ New France ⓘ St Croix Island ⓘ
surface form:
Saint Croix Island
|
| birthDate | c. 1558 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of France
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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
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Samuel de Champlain ⓘ |
| influenced | development of French colonial policy in North America ⓘ |
| knownFor |
laying foundations of New France
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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
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recognized as an early leader of Acadian colonization ⓘ |
| monopolyOn | fur trade in New France ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sieur de Mons
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| notableWork |
attempted settlement on Saint Croix Island
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founding of Port-Royal in Acadia ⓘ organization of early French colonization of Acadia ⓘ sponsorship of Samuel de Champlain’s voyages ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
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explorer ⓘ trader ⓘ |
| organized | 1604 settlement on Saint Croix Island ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lieutenant General of New France
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vice-admiral of the seas of New France ⓘ |
| religion |
Huguenot
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Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
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| sponsored |
Samuel de Champlain’s 1604 expedition to Acadia
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voyages that led to the founding of Quebec City ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
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