Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye
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Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye, was an 18th-century French-Canadian military officer and explorer who led major expeditions into the interior of North America, helping to expand French influence west of the Great Lakes.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jean-Baptiste Gaultier de La Vérendrye | 1 |
| Pierre Gaultier de La Vérendrye (the younger) | 1 |
| Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye canonical | 1 |
| sieur de La Vérendrye | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1764433 — 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 Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye Context triple: [New France, exploredBy, Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye]
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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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Médard des Groseilliers
Médard des Groseilliers was a 17th-century French explorer and fur trader whose ventures in North America helped open up the Canadian interior to European commerce and colonization.
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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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Louis de Buade de Frontenac
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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E.
Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve
Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve was a 17th-century French military officer and colonial leader best known as the founder and first governor of Montreal in New France.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye Target entity description: Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye, was an 18th-century French-Canadian military officer and explorer who led major expeditions into the interior of North America, helping to expand French influence west of the Great Lakes.
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A.
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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B.
Médard des Groseilliers
Médard des Groseilliers was a 17th-century French explorer and fur trader whose ventures in North America helped open up the Canadian interior to European commerce and colonization.
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C.
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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D.
Louis de Buade de Frontenac
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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E.
Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve
Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve was a 17th-century French military officer and colonial leader best known as the founder and first governor of Montreal in New France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French-Canadian
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ military officer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activity | fur trade expansion ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1685-11-17 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Trois-Rivières, New France ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Notre-Dame Basilica
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surface form:
Notre-Dame Church, Montreal
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| child |
François Gaultier de La Vérendrye
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Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Jean-Baptiste Gaultier de La Vérendrye
Louis-Joseph Gaultier de La Vérendrye ⓘ Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Pierre Gaultier de La Vérendrye (the younger)
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
France
ⓘ
New France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1749-12-05 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Ville-Marie, New France
ⓘ
surface form:
Montreal, New France
|
| employer |
French colonial authorities in New France
ⓘ
surface form:
French colonial administration of New France
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| exploredRegion |
Plains of Canada
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Prairies
areas west of the Great Lakes ⓘ present-day Manitoba ⓘ present-day North Dakota ⓘ |
| father | René Gaultier de Varennes ⓘ |
| goal | search for a western sea (Northwest Passage) ⓘ |
| heritage | French colonial ⓘ |
| influenced | French territorial claims in North America ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expanding French influence in the West
ⓘ
leading expeditions into the interior of North America ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | officer ⓘ |
| mother | Marie Boucher de Boucherville ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
sieur de La Vérendrye
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| notableAchievement |
advancing French claims toward the Rocky Mountains
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establishing a chain of fur-trade posts west of Lake Superior ⓘ opening routes toward the northern Great Plains ⓘ |
| notableExpedition |
journeys along the Assiniboine River
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journeys along the Red River of the North ⓘ |
| notableWork |
exploration of the Canadian Prairies
ⓘ
exploration west of the Great Lakes ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
New France
ⓘ
interior of North America ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| servedIn | War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| spouse | Marie-Anne Dandonneau du Sablé ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye Description of subject: Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye, was an 18th-century French-Canadian military officer and explorer who led major expeditions into the interior of North America, helping to expand French influence west of the Great Lakes.
Referenced by (4)
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