Charles de Montmagny
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17th-century French politician
French colonial administrator
Governor of New France
knight of Malta
person
Charles de Montmagny was a 17th-century French colonial administrator and knight of Malta who played a key role in consolidating and expanding the French presence in New France.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles de Montmagny canonical | 2 |
| de Montmagny | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9990883 — 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: Charles de Montmagny Context triple: [Governor General of New France, positionHeldBy, Charles de Montmagny]
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A.
Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons
Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons was a French nobleman, merchant, and colonizer who led early 17th-century French efforts to establish permanent settlements in North America, including sponsoring expeditions that laid the foundations of New France.
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B.
Henri de Montmorency
Henri de Montmorency was a prominent French nobleman, military commander, and governor in the early 17th century who became a leading figure in opposition to Cardinal Richelieu and was ultimately executed for rebellion.
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C.
François de Montmorency-Laval
François de Montmorency-Laval was a 17th-century French Roman Catholic bishop and the first Bishop of Quebec, recognized as a key figure in establishing the Catholic Church in New France.
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D.
Georges Valois
Georges Valois was a French political thinker and activist who evolved from syndicalism to become a pioneering figure of early French fascism in the interwar period.
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E.
Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne
Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne was a prominent late 16th- and early 17th-century French nobleman and military leader, Duke of Bouillon and Prince of Sedan, known for his influential role in the French Wars of Religion and support of Protestantism.
- 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: Charles de Montmagny Target entity description: Charles de Montmagny was a 17th-century French colonial administrator and knight of Malta who played a key role in consolidating and expanding the French presence in New France.
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A.
Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons
Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons was a French nobleman, merchant, and colonizer who led early 17th-century French efforts to establish permanent settlements in North America, including sponsoring expeditions that laid the foundations of New France.
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B.
Henri de Montmorency
Henri de Montmorency was a prominent French nobleman, military commander, and governor in the early 17th century who became a leading figure in opposition to Cardinal Richelieu and was ultimately executed for rebellion.
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C.
François de Montmorency-Laval
François de Montmorency-Laval was a 17th-century French Roman Catholic bishop and the first Bishop of Quebec, recognized as a key figure in establishing the Catholic Church in New France.
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D.
Georges Valois
Georges Valois was a French political thinker and activist who evolved from syndicalism to become a pioneering figure of early French fascism in the interwar period.
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E.
Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne
Henri de La Tour d’Auvergne was a prominent late 16th- and early 17th-century French nobleman and military leader, Duke of Bouillon and Prince of Sedan, known for his influential role in the French Wars of Religion and support of Protestantism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
17th-century French politician
ⓘ
French colonial administrator ⓘ Governor of New France ⓘ knight of Malta ⓘ person ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
Cardinal Richelieu
ⓘ
Compagnie des Cent-Associés ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1601-03-15 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Brittany
ⓘ
France ⓘ Vannes ⓘ |
| continentOfActivity |
North America
ⓘ
South America ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1657-07-04 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Cayenne
ⓘ
French Guiana ⓘ |
| endTime | 1648-08-20 ⓘ |
| era |
Age of Discovery
ⓘ
linked to:
Age of Exploration
French colonial era in North America ⓘ |
| familyName |
de Montmagny
ⓘ
linked to:
Charles de Montmagny
|
| givenName | Charles ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Order of Malta
ⓘ
linked to:
Order of Saint John
Order of Saint John ⓘ |
| militaryRank | knight ⓘ |
| name | Charles de Montmagny ⓘ |
| notableFor |
consolidating French presence in New France
ⓘ
diplomatic relations with Indigenous nations ⓘ expanding French colonial settlements in New France ⓘ fortifying Quebec City ⓘ supporting Jesuit missions in New France ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
ⓘ
soldier ⓘ |
| officeStartLocation |
New France
ⓘ
Quebec City ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Cayenne
ⓘ
New France ⓘ Quebec ⓘ
linked to:
Province of Quebec
|
| positionHeld |
Governor of New France
ⓘ
Lieutenant General of New France ⓘ |
| predecessor | Samuel de Champlain ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| residence |
New France
ⓘ
Quebec City ⓘ |
| startTime | 1636-06-11 ⓘ |
| successor | Louis d’Ailleboust de Coulonge ⓘ |
| workedOn |
defense of New France against Iroquois attacks
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regulation of the fur trade in New France ⓘ urban planning of Quebec City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charles de Montmagny Description of subject: Charles de Montmagny was a 17th-century French colonial administrator and knight of Malta who played a key role in consolidating and expanding the French presence in New France.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Charles de Montmagny