Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve

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Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve was a 17th-century French military officer and colonial leader best known as the founder and first governor of Montreal in New France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French military officer
colonial governor
founder of city
human
activeIn Montreal
New France
Ville-Marie
birthDate 1612-02-15
birthPlace Champagne
Kingdom of France
Neuville-sur-Vannes
burialPlace Paris
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
deathDate 1676-09-09
deathPlace Kingdom of France
Paris
employer Société Notre-Dame de Montréal
era 17th century
ethnicGroup French
familyName de Chomedey
founded Montreal
Ville-Marie
gender male
givenName Paul
hasMonument Maisonneuve Monument in Place d'Armes, Montreal
surface form: statue of Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve in Montreal
honouredIn Maisonneuve Monument in Place d'Armes, Montreal
knownFor first governor of Montreal
founding Montreal
languageSpoken French
memberOf Société Notre-Dame de Montréal
militaryBranch French Army
surface form: French army
militaryRank officer
namesakeOf Maisonneuve Park
Maisonneuve neighbourhood in Montreal
various streets and institutions in Quebec
nobleTitle Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve self-linksurface differs
surface form: Sieur de Maisonneuve
notableWork establishment of a Catholic missionary settlement at Ville-Marie
occupation colonial administrator
explorer
soldier
partOf French colonial expansion in North America
positionHeld governor of Montreal
governor of Ville-Marie
religion Roman Catholicism
significantEvent arrival at site of Montreal in 1642
founding of Ville-Marie in 1642
startTime 1642-05-17

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Montreal foundedBy Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve
Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve nobleTitle Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Sieur de Maisonneuve
Maisonneuve Monument in Place d'Armes, Montreal commemorates Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve
subject surface form: Maisonneuve Monument
Maisonneuve Park namedAfter Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve
this entity surface form: Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve
Société Notre-Dame de Montréal hasMember Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve
this entity surface form: Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve
Société Notre-Dame de Montréal employed Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve
this entity surface form: Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve
de Chomedey usedBy Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve
de Chomedey hasNotableBearer Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve
de Chomedey partOfFullNameOf Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve
Ville-Marie foundedBy Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve
this entity surface form: Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve
Ville-Marie governedBy Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve
this entity surface form: Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve
Neuville-sur-Vannes birthplaceOf Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve
Jeanne Mance workedWith Paul de Chomedey, Sieur de Maisonneuve