Seigneury of La Petite-Nation

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The Seigneury of La Petite-Nation was a historic seigneurial estate in Lower Canada (now Quebec), notable as the rural fiefdom and political power base of 19th-century reform leader Louis-Joseph Papineau.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic estate
seigneury
abolishedWith abolition of seigneurial tenure in Canada East
associatedWith Papineau family
Reform movement in Lower Canada
colonialRegime French colonial regime
contains farmland
forested land
rural settlements
country Canada
dateOfCreation 1674
dateOfTransfer 1801
economicBase agriculture
timber resources
foundedBy François de Laval
historicalJurisdiction Lower Canada
Province of Quebec (1763–1791)
linked to: Province of Quebec
historicalPeriod 19th century
languageOfAdministration French
laterOwner Louis-Joseph Papineau
legalSystem seigneurial system of Lower Canada
seigneurial system of New France
locatedIn Lower Canada
Outaouais region
Quebec
linked to: Quebec, Canada
locatedOn north shore of the Ottawa River
namedAfter Petite-Nation River
notableOwner Louis-Joseph Papineau
Papineau family estate
originalGrantee François de Laval
partOf Ottawa River valley
linked to: Ottawa Valley
politicalPowerBaseOf Louis-Joseph Papineau
successorTerritory modern municipalities in the Petite-Nation area
transferredTo Joseph Papineau
usedAs political power base
rural fiefdom

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Louis-Joseph Papineau owned Seigneury of La Petite-Nation
Montebello, Quebec historicalRegion Seigneurie de la Petite-Nation
linked to: Seigneury of La Petite-Nation
Petite-Nation historicalRegionOf Seigneurie de la Petite-Nation
linked to: Seigneury of La Petite-Nation