French West India Company
E166599
The French West India Company was a 17th-century French chartered company that held a royal monopoly over trade and colonization in parts of the Caribbean and the Americas.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Compagnie des Indes occidentales | 1 |
| Compagnie des Îles de l’Amérique | 1 |
| French West India Company canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1456575 — 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: French West India Company Context triple: [French East India Company, mergedWith, French West India Company]
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A.
French East India Company
The French East India Company was a royal chartered trading company established by France in the 17th century to conduct commerce and expand French influence in India and the wider Indian Ocean region.
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B.
Dutch West India Company
The Dutch West India Company was a powerful 17th-century chartered company of the Dutch Republic that dominated Atlantic trade, including sugar, slaves, and colonial enterprises in the Americas and West Africa.
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C.
Royal African Company
The Royal African Company was a 17th- and 18th-century English trading company that held a monopoly over British trade on the West African coast, playing a central role in the transatlantic slave trade.
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D.
Muscovy Company
The Muscovy Company was a 16th-century English trading company that pioneered commerce and exploration between England and Russia and helped open northern sea routes.
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E.
Danish West India Company
The Danish West India Company was a chartered trading company of the Kingdom of Denmark–Norway that administered and profited from colonial possessions in the Caribbean, particularly in what became the Danish West Indies.
- 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: French West India Company Target entity description: The French West India Company was a 17th-century French chartered company that held a royal monopoly over trade and colonization in parts of the Caribbean and the Americas.
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A.
French East India Company
The French East India Company was a royal chartered trading company established by France in the 17th century to conduct commerce and expand French influence in India and the wider Indian Ocean region.
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B.
Dutch West India Company
The Dutch West India Company was a powerful 17th-century chartered company of the Dutch Republic that dominated Atlantic trade, including sugar, slaves, and colonial enterprises in the Americas and West Africa.
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C.
Royal African Company
The Royal African Company was a 17th- and 18th-century English trading company that held a monopoly over British trade on the West African coast, playing a central role in the transatlantic slave trade.
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D.
Muscovy Company
The Muscovy Company was a 16th-century English trading company that pioneered commerce and exploration between England and Russia and helped open northern sea routes.
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E.
Danish West India Company
The Danish West India Company was a chartered trading company of the Kingdom of Denmark–Norway that administered and profited from colonial possessions in the Caribbean, particularly in what became the Danish West Indies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French colonial company
ⓘ
chartered company ⓘ trading company ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
French West India Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Compagnie des Indes occidentales
|
| charterGranted | 1664 ⓘ |
| charterType | royal monopoly ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1674 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Jean-Baptiste Colbert ⓘ |
| grantedBy | Louis XIV of France ⓘ |
| hasBoardMember | Jean-Baptiste Colbert ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| hasMonopolyOn |
fur trade in parts of North America
ⓘ
slave trade to French colonies ⓘ trade in French Caribbean colonies ⓘ |
| inception | 1664 ⓘ |
| industry |
colonial administration
ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | French colonies in the Americas ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| legalForm | joint-stock company ⓘ |
| mainPurpose |
colonization of French overseas territories
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control of colonial trade ⓘ |
| operatedColony |
Acadia
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Canada ⓘ Cayenne ⓘ Guadeloupe ⓘ Martinique ⓘ Saint-Christophe ⓘ French colony of Saint-Domingue ⓘ
surface form:
Saint-Domingue
|
| operatedIn |
Africa
ⓘ
Caribbean ⓘ North America ⓘ South America ⓘ West Indies ⓘ |
| owned | forts in West Africa for slave trade ⓘ |
| partOf | French colonial empire ⓘ |
| predecessor |
French West India Company
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Compagnie des Îles de l’Amérique
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| reasonForDissolution |
financial difficulties
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military conflicts affecting trade ⓘ |
| regulates | commerce between France and its American colonies ⓘ |
| subsidizedBy | French crown ⓘ |
| successor | direct royal administration of colonies ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
| tradedIn |
furs
ⓘ
indigo ⓘ slaves ⓘ sugar ⓘ tobacco ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: French West India Company Description of subject: The French West India Company was a 17th-century French chartered company that held a royal monopoly over trade and colonization in parts of the Caribbean and the Americas.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Compagnie des Îles de l’Amérique
this entity surface form:
Compagnie des Indes occidentales