Louis de Buade de Frontenac
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Louis de Buade de Frontenac was a 17th-century French nobleman and military leader who twice served as governor of New France, playing a key role in its defense and expansion during conflicts with the English and Indigenous nations.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Louis de Buade de Frontenac canonical | 9 |
| Comte de Frontenac | 1 |
| Count Frontenac | 1 |
| Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV | 1 |
| Governor Louis de Buade de Frontenac | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1764427 — 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: Louis de Buade de Frontenac Context triple: [New France, notableGovernor, Louis de Buade de Frontenac]
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Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville
Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville was a French-Canadian explorer, naval officer, and soldier renowned for his campaigns against the English in North America and for helping to establish French Louisiana.
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B.
Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut
Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut was a 17th-century French explorer and soldier known for his expeditions in the Great Lakes region of North America and for being the namesake of the city of Duluth, Minnesota.
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Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville was a French colonial administrator and explorer who played a key role in the early history of Louisiana and served multiple terms as governor of French Louisiana.
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D.
Charles Le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay
Charles Le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay was a prominent 17th-century French-Canadian soldier, interpreter, and seigneur who became one of the leading colonial figures in New France.
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E.
Jean-Baptiste Deshays
Jean-Baptiste Deshays was an 18th-century French painter known for his religious and historical works and as a prominent figure in the Rococo movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Louis de Buade de Frontenac Target entity description: Louis de Buade de Frontenac was a 17th-century French nobleman and military leader who twice served as governor of New France, playing a key role in its defense and expansion during conflicts with the English and Indigenous nations.
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A.
Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville
Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville was a French-Canadian explorer, naval officer, and soldier renowned for his campaigns against the English in North America and for helping to establish French Louisiana.
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B.
Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut
Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut was a 17th-century French explorer and soldier known for his expeditions in the Great Lakes region of North America and for being the namesake of the city of Duluth, Minnesota.
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C.
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville was a French colonial administrator and explorer who played a key role in the early history of Louisiana and served multiple terms as governor of French Louisiana.
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D.
Charles Le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay
Charles Le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay was a prominent 17th-century French-Canadian soldier, interpreter, and seigneur who became one of the leading colonial figures in New France.
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E.
Jean-Baptiste Deshays
Jean-Baptiste Deshays was an 18th-century French painter known for his religious and historical works and as a prominent figure in the Rococo movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French nobleman
ⓘ
Governor General of New France ⓘ colonial governor ⓘ human ⓘ military leader ⓘ |
| allegiance | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English colonies in North America
ⓘ
Iroquois Confederacy ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1622-05-22 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Saint-Germain-en-Laye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Quebec City ⓘ |
| conflict |
Beaver Wars
ⓘ
Beaver Wars ⓘ
surface form:
Franco-Iroquois conflicts
King William's War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1698-11-28 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Quebec City ⓘ |
| deathTerritory | New France ⓘ |
| endTime |
1682
ⓘ
1698 ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| familyName | de Buade ⓘ |
| givenName | Louis ⓘ |
| governedCity | Quebec City ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | New France ⓘ |
| knownFor |
policy of alliance with certain Indigenous nations
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resistance to English colonial expansion ⓘ support of the fur trade in New France ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | lieutenant general ⓘ |
| monarchServed | Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | de Buade family ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Louis de Buade de Frontenac
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Comte de Frontenac
|
| notableEvent | defense of Quebec during the 1690 English expedition of Sir William Phips ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defense of New France against English and Iroquois forces
ⓘ
expansion of French influence in North America ⓘ |
| occupation |
administrator
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soldier ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Governor of New France ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Citadelle of Quebec
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surface form:
Château Saint-Louis
Quebec City ⓘ |
| spouse | Anne de La Grange-Trianon ⓘ |
| startTime |
1672
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1689 ⓘ |
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Subject: Louis de Buade de Frontenac Description of subject: Louis de Buade de Frontenac was a 17th-century French nobleman and military leader who twice served as governor of New France, playing a key role in its defense and expansion during conflicts with the English and Indigenous nations.
Referenced by (13)
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