French East India Company

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Organization trading_company Q213663
French East India Company
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French East India Company

Summary

French East India Company is a trading company[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • French East India Company is in the country of Kingdom of France[3].
  • French East India Company's instance of is recorded as trading company[4].
  • French East India Company's instance of is recorded as chartered company[5].
  • French East India Company's instance of is recorded as East India company[6].
  • French East India Company's founder is recorded as Jean-Baptiste Colbert[7].
  • French East India Company followed Compagnie de Chine[8].
  • French East India Company's headquarters location is recorded as Lorient[9].
  • French East India Company's Commons category is recorded as French East India Company[10].
  • French East India Company's industry is recorded as trade[11].
  • September 1, 1664 marks the founding of French East India Company[12].
  • French East India Company was dissolved in 1794[13].
  • French East India Company's topic's main category is recorded as Category:French East India Company[14].
  • French East India Company's Commons gallery is recorded as Compagnie française des Indes orientales[15].
  • French East India Company's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[16].
  • French East India Company's participant in is recorded as Battle of Adyar[17].
  • French East India Company's legal form is recorded as public company[18].
  • French East India Company's motto is recorded as Florebo quocumque ferar[19].
  • French East India Company's owner of is recorded as Peralam–Karaikal line[20].
  • French East India Company's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Director-General of the French East India Company[21].
  • French East India Company's connects with is recorded as Q3242303[22].

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Founding

French East India Company's founder is recorded as Jean-Baptiste Colbert[7]. September 1, 1664 marks the founding of it[12].

Identity

French East India Company followed Compagnie de Chine[8].

Operations

French East India Company's headquarters location is recorded as Lorient[9].

Industry

French East India Company's industry is recorded as trade[11].

Dissolution

French East India Company was dissolved in 1794[13].

Why It Matters

French East India Company has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . mintageworld.com. mintageworld.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Nabbegat · 2026-06-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date +1794-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Headquarters location Lorient
    Legal form public company
    Topic's main category Category:French East India Company
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