Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
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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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville canonical | 6 |
| French Governor Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville | 1 |
| Sieur de Bienville | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T182255 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville Context triple: [New Orleans, foundedBy, Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville]
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A.
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac was a French explorer and colonial administrator best known for establishing the settlement that became the city of Detroit in New France.
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B.
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.
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C.
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm was an 18th-century French general best known for commanding French forces in North America during the French and Indian War, where he led key battles such as the defense of Quebec.
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D.
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, was a French nobleman and general whose leadership of French forces in North America was crucial to the allied victory over Britain, particularly at the Siege of Yorktown.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville Target entity description: 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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A.
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac was a French explorer and colonial administrator best known for establishing the settlement that became the city of Detroit in New France.
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B.
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.
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C.
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm
Louis-Joseph de Montcalm was an 18th-century French general best known for commanding French forces in North America during the French and Indian War, where he led key battles such as the defense of Quebec.
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D.
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau
Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, was a French nobleman and general whose leadership of French forces in North America was crucial to the allied victory over Britain, particularly at the Siege of Yorktown.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French colonial administrator
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ governor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
ⓘ
surface form:
Sieur de Bienville
|
| birthDate | 1680-02-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Montreal
ⓘ
New France ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1767-03-07 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Kingdom of France
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| era | French colonial era in North America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| familyName | Le Moyne ⓘ |
| father | Charles Le Moyne de Longueuil et de Châteauguay ⓘ |
| founded |
New Orleans
ⓘ
New Orleans ⓘ
surface form:
New Orleans, Louisiana
|
| foundedOnDate | 1718 ⓘ |
| fullName | Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Jean-Baptiste ⓘ |
| governedTerritory |
New France
ⓘ
surface form:
French Louisiana
New France ⓘ
surface form:
Louisiana (New France)
|
| knownFor |
founder of New Orleans
ⓘ
governor of French Louisiana ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | French Navy ⓘ |
| militaryRank | officer ⓘ |
| mother | Catherine Thierry ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
leadership during early development of Louisiana colony
ⓘ
selection of New Orleans site on the Mississippi River ⓘ |
| notableWork | founding of New Orleans ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
ⓘ
explorer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
colonization of Louisiana
ⓘ
exploration of the lower Mississippi River ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Commandant General of Louisiana
ⓘ
Governor of Louisiana ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Biloxi
ⓘ
Mobile ⓘ New Orleans ⓘ |
| sibling |
Le Moyne
ⓘ
surface form:
Chateauguay Le Moyne
Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville ⓘ
surface form:
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
Serigny Le Moyne ⓘ |
| termInOfficeEnd | 1743 ⓘ |
| termInOfficeStart | 1701 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sieur de Bienville
this entity surface form:
French Governor Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville