Antoine Laumet
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Antoine Laumet, later known as Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, was a French explorer and colonial administrator best known for founding the city of Detroit in New France.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Antoine Laumet canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French person
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colonial administrator ⓘ explorer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Great Lakes region
NERFINISHED
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fur trade in North America ⓘ |
| birthCountry | France ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1658-03-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfService | New France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCountry | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1730-10-15 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Castelsarrasin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | French colonial administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
17th century
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18th century ⓘ |
| familyName |
Cadillac
NERFINISHED
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Laumet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| founded |
Detroit
NERFINISHED
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Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundingDateOfDetroit | 1701-07-24 ⓘ |
| givenName | Antoine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegacy |
Cadillac automobile brand named after him
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Cadillac, Michigan named after him NERFINISHED ⓘ statues and monuments in Detroit ⓘ |
| heritage | French ⓘ |
| influenced | French colonial expansion in North America ⓘ |
| monarchServed |
Louis XIV of France
NERFINISHED
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Louis XV of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Sieur de Cadillac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | founding the city of Detroit ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of Detroit as a French trading post ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonial administrator
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explorer ⓘ soldier ⓘ trader ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Detroit
NERFINISHED
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Louisiana (New France) NERFINISHED ⓘ New France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
commandant of Fort Pontchartrain du Détroit
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governor of Louisiana ⓘ |
| rank | officer ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | French colonial troops ⓘ |
| spouse | Marie-Thérèse Guyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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