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New France

area colonized by France in North America
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New France

Summary

New France is a colony[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of colony entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,764 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • New France is in the country of Kingdom of France[3].
  • New France's continent is recorded as North America[4].
  • New France's instance of is recorded as colony[5].
  • New France's instance of is recorded as viceroyalty[6].
  • New France's capital is recorded as Quebec City[7].
  • New France's official language is recorded as French[8].
  • New France's currency is recorded as New France livre[9].
  • New France's currency is recorded as French livre[10].
  • New France's flag image is recorded as Royal flag of France.svg[11].
  • New France's shares border with is recorded as Province of North Carolina[12].
  • New France's shares border with is recorded as Province of South Carolina[13].
  • New France's anthem is recorded as Marche Henri IV[14].
  • New France's coat of arms image is recorded as Coat of Arms of Kingdom of France.svg[15].
  • New France's basic form of government is recorded as absolute monarchy[16].
  • Kingdom of France is named after New France[17].
  • New France's legislative body is recorded as Sovereign Council of New France[18].
  • New France's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 134784274[19].
  • New France's locator map image is recorded as French possessions in the Americas (1534-1803).png[20].
  • New France's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86853436[21].
  • New France's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 124694192[22].
  • New France's IdRef ID is recorded as 033882509[23].
  • New France's part of is recorded as French colonial empire[24].
  • New France's Commons category is recorded as New France[25].
  • +1534-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of New France[26].
  • New France was dissolved in +1763-00-00T00:00:00Z[27].

Body

Geography

New France is in the country of Kingdom of France[3]. Its continent is recorded as North America[4]. Its part of is recorded as French colonial empire[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include colony[5] and viceroyalty[6].

History and Context

+1534-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of New France[26]. Kingdom of France is named after it[17].

Why It Matters

New France ranks in the top 3% of colony entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,764 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Kingdom of France Sovereign Council of New France

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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