Antoine Laumet

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Antoine Laumet, later known as Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, was a French explorer and colonial administrator best known for founding the city of Detroit in New France.

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instanceOf French person
colonial administrator
explorer
human
alsoKnownAs Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac
associatedWith Great Lakes region
fur trade in North America
birthCountry France
birthDate 1658-03-05
birthPlace Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave
citizenship Kingdom of France
countryOfService New France
deathCountry France
deathDate 1730-10-15
deathPlace Castelsarrasin
employer French colonial administration
era 17th century
18th century
familyName Cadillac
Laumet
founded Detroit
Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit
foundingDateOfDetroit 1701-07-24
givenName Antoine
hasLegacy Cadillac automobile brand named after him
Cadillac, Michigan named after him
linked to: Cadillac, Michigan

statues and monuments in Detroit
heritage French
influenced French colonial expansion in North America
monarchServed Louis XIV of France
Louis XV of France
nobleTitle Sieur de Cadillac
notableFor founding the city of Detroit
notableWork development of Detroit as a French trading post
occupation colonial administrator
explorer
soldier
trader
placeOfActivity Detroit
Louisiana (New France)
linked to: Louisiana Territory

New France
positionHeld commandant of Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit
governor of Louisiana
rank officer
religion Roman Catholicism
serviceBranch French colonial troops
spouse Marie-Thérèse Guyon

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Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac birthName Antoine Laumet
subject linked to: Antoine