La Vérendrye,Sieur de

La Vérendrye,Sieur de
La Vé·ren·drye (lä vā-räɴ-drēʹ), Sieur de Title of Pierre Gaultier de Varennes. 1685-1749.
French-Canadian explorer who established a chain of trading posts in New France, thus breaking Britain's economic stronghold on the region.

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