Île Royale

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Île Royale was the former French name for Cape Breton Island in present-day Nova Scotia, a strategically important North Atlantic outpost during the colonial era.

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Île Royale canonical 9

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former French colony ⓘ
historical region ⓘ
island ⓘ
associatedWith Fortress of Louisbourg sieges ⓘ
capital Louisbourg ⓘ
cededBy France ⓘ
cededTo Great Britain ⓘ
cededUnderTreaty Treaty of Paris (1763) ⓘ
colonialPower Kingdom of France ⓘ
colonialStatus French possession until 1763 ⓘ
currentPoliticalStatus part of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia ⓘ
economicActivity fishing ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ
formerColonialName Île Royale ⓘ
formerNameOf Cape Breton Island ⓘ
hasFortification Fortress of Louisbourg ⓘ
hasMajorSettlement Louisbourg ⓘ
knownFor cod fisheries ⓘ
languageOfAdministration French ⓘ
locatedIn Canada ⓘ
North Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic Ocean

present-day Nova Scotia ⓘ
militaryImportance control of access to the St. Lawrence River ⓘ
protection of New France shipping routes ⓘ
neighboringBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Gulf of St. Lawrence ⓘ
neighboringIsland Newfoundland ⓘ
Île Saint-Jean ⓘ
partOf New France ⓘ
partOfRegion Atlantic Canada ⓘ
Maritime provinces ⓘ
linked to: Maritime Provinces
presentDayCountry Canada ⓘ
presentDayName Cape Breton Island ⓘ
presentDayProvince Nova Scotia ⓘ
religionDominant Roman Catholicism ⓘ
strategicRole North Atlantic outpost ⓘ
base for French naval operations ⓘ
center of French fishing activities ⓘ
timePeriod 18th century ⓘ
usedDuringConflict King George's War ⓘ
Seven Years' War ⓘ
War of the Austrian Succession ⓘ

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