# René Gaultier de Varennes

> René Gaultier de Varennes is best known in Canadian history as being one of the early governors of Trois-Rivières, Quebec and the father of Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye, a famous explorer and fur trader. Part of the Ancien Régime, the Gaultier family of aristocrats came from the Anjou area of France.

*New France governor (1635-1689)*

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## Identity
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1635-02-14
- **Died:** 1689-06-04
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

René Gaultier de Varennes is best known in Canadian history as being one of the early governors of Trois-Rivières, Quebec and the father of Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye, a famous explorer and fur trader. Part of the Ancien Régime, the Gaultier family of aristocrats came from the Anjou area of France.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 37.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.9 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 3.3 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 33.0 / 100

## Sources
- [René Gaultier de Varennes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Gaultier_de_Varennes)
- [René Gaultier de Varennes](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Gaultier_de_Varennes)
- [René Gaultier de Varennes](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ren%C3%A9_Gaultier_de_Varennes)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3426253)

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