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          Jacques Cartier

          French maritime explorer of North America (1491–1557)

          This article is about the French explorer. For other uses, see Jacques Cartier (disambiguation).

          Jacques Cartier

          Portrait by Théophile Hamel, c. 1844.

          No contemporary portraits of Cartier are known.

          Born31 December 1491

          Saint-Malo, Duchy of Brittany

          Died1 September 1557(1557-09-01) (aged 65)

          Saint-Malo, France

          NationalityFrench
          Occupation(s)Navigator and explorer
          Known forFirst European to travel inland in North America.

          Claimed what is now known as Canada for the Kingdom of France.

          Spouse

          Mary Catherine des Granches

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          (m. 1520)​

          Jacques Cartier[a] (Breton: Jakez Karter; 31 December 1491 – 1 September 1557) was a French-Bretonmaritime explorer for France.

          Jacques Cartier was the first European to describe and map[3] the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of th