René Gaultier de Varennes
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René Gaultier de Varennes was a 17th-century French colonial officer and governor of Trois-Rivières in New France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| René Gaultier de Varennes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8727078 — 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: René Gaultier de Varennes Context triple: [Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye, father, René Gaultier de Varennes]
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A.
Charles de La Baume Le Blanc
Charles de La Baume Le Blanc was a French nobleman of the 17th century, known primarily as the son of Louise de La Vallière, the famed mistress of King Louis XIV.
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B.
Laurent de La Baume Le Blanc
Laurent de La Baume Le Blanc was a 17th-century French nobleman best known as the father of Louise de La Vallière, the famed mistress of King Louis XIV.
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C.
Bénigne Dauvergne de Saint-Mars
Bénigne Dauvergne de Saint-Mars was a 17th-century French prison governor best known for overseeing several state prisoners, including the mysterious Man in the Iron Mask, at various royal fortresses.
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D.
Frédéric Maurice de La Tour d’Auvergne
Frédéric Maurice de La Tour d’Auvergne was a 17th-century French nobleman and military leader, notably Duke of Bouillon and a prominent figure in the political and religious conflicts of his time.
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E.
Philippe de La Baume Le Blanc
Philippe de La Baume Le Blanc was the son of Louise de La Vallière, the famed mistress of King Louis XIV of France.
- 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: René Gaultier de Varennes Target entity description: René Gaultier de Varennes was a 17th-century French colonial officer and governor of Trois-Rivières in New France.
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A.
Charles de La Baume Le Blanc
Charles de La Baume Le Blanc was a French nobleman of the 17th century, known primarily as the son of Louise de La Vallière, the famed mistress of King Louis XIV.
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B.
Laurent de La Baume Le Blanc
Laurent de La Baume Le Blanc was a 17th-century French nobleman best known as the father of Louise de La Vallière, the famed mistress of King Louis XIV.
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C.
Bénigne Dauvergne de Saint-Mars
Bénigne Dauvergne de Saint-Mars was a 17th-century French prison governor best known for overseeing several state prisoners, including the mysterious Man in the Iron Mask, at various royal fortresses.
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D.
Frédéric Maurice de La Tour d’Auvergne
Frédéric Maurice de La Tour d’Auvergne was a 17th-century French nobleman and military leader, notably Duke of Bouillon and a prominent figure in the political and religious conflicts of his time.
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E.
Philippe de La Baume Le Blanc
Philippe de La Baume Le Blanc was the son of Louise de La Vallière, the famed mistress of King Louis XIV of France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French colonial officer
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Governor of Trois-Rivières ⓘ colonial governor ⓘ person ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1634 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Trois-Rivières, New France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Jean-René Gaultier de Varennes
NERFINISHED
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Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de La Vérendrye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | France ⓘ |
| colony | New France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfService | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathDate | 4 June 1689 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Trois-Rivières, New France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1689 ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Gaultier de Varennes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherInLaw | Pierre Boucher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | René NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedTerritory | Trois-Rivières NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Canada (New France) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French colonial troops ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | Louis XIV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | René Gaultier de Varennes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | governor of Trois-Rivières in the 17th century ⓘ |
| notableOffspring | Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de La Vérendrye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| partOf | French colonial empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Governor of Trois-Rivières ⓘ |
| predecessor | Pierre Boucher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Saint Lawrence River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Quebec, New France
NERFINISHED
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Trois-Rivières, New France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | New France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse |
Marie Boucher
NERFINISHED
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Marie Boucher de Boucherville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1667 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: René Gaultier de Varennes Description of subject: René Gaultier de Varennes was a 17th-century French colonial officer and governor of Trois-Rivières in New France.
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