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Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ batist lə mwan də bjɛ̃vil]; / l ə ˈ m ɔɪ n d ə b i ˈ ɛ n v ɪ l /; February 23, 1680 – March 7, 1767), also known as Sieur de Bienville, was a French-Canadian colonial administrator in New France.
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville (baptized Feb. 23, 1680, Montreal, New France [now in Canada]—died March 7, 1767, Paris, Fr.) was a French explorer, colonial governor of Louisiana, and founder of New Orleans. Jean-Baptiste was the eighth son of Canadian pioneer Charles Le Moyne.
Learn about the life and achievements of Bienville, the "Father of Louisiana" and the founder of New Orleans. He was a French explorer, naval officer, and colonial governor who fought against the English and the Choctaw tribes.
LE MOYNE DE BIENVILLE, JEAN-BAPTISTE, officer, explorer, governor of Louisiana; baptized as an infant 23 Feb. 1680 in Montreal; son of Charles Le Moyne* de Longueuil et de Châteauguay and Catherine Thierry (Primot); d. 7 March 1767 in Paris, France.
Learn about the life and achievements of Bienville, the "father of Louisiana", who was a Canadian, Frenchman and colonist of Louisiana. Explore his role as an explorer, interpreter, military official, entrepreneur and planter in the Atlantic world.
Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, né le 23 février 1680 à Montréal (Nouvelle-France) et mort le 7 mars 1767 à Paris (paroisse Saint-Eustache), appelé aussi Sieur de Bienville ou encore Lemoine de Bienville, est un explorateur français de Montréal, deuxième gouverneur de la Louisiane.
21 Jan 2008 · Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, governor of Louisiana (bap at Montréal 23 Feb 1680; d at Paris, France 7 Mar 1767). Louisiana was New France's offshoot an...
