# Alphonse de Tonty

> Pierre Alphonse de Tonty, Alfonso de Tonti, or Alphonse de Tonty, Baron de Paludy was an officer who served under the French explorer Cadillac and helped establish the first European settlement at Detroit, Michigan, Fort Pontchartrain du Detroit on the Detroit River in 1701. Several months later, both Cadillac and Tonty brought their wives to the fort, making them the first European women to travel so deep into the new territory.

*Canadian settler*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Historical Figure ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2798645))
- **Category:** Historical Figures
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1659
- **Died:** 1727-11-10
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Pierre Alphonse de Tonty, Alfonso de Tonti, or Alphonse de Tonty, Baron de Paludy was an officer who served under the French explorer Cadillac and helped establish the first European settlement at Detroit, Michigan, Fort Pontchartrain du Detroit on the Detroit River in 1701. Several months later, both Cadillac and Tonty brought their wives to the fort, making them the first European women to travel so deep into the new territory.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 5.7 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 3.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 31.5 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 25.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Alphonse de Tonty](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonse_de_Tonty)
- [Alphonse de Tonti](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonse_de_Tonti)
- [Alphonse de Tonti](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonse_de_Tonti)
- [الفونس دى تونى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%81%D9%88%D9%86%D8%B3_%D8%AF%D9%89_%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%86%D9%89)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2840035)

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