Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville
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Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville 🇨🇦

Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, sieur de Bienville (Known as "Father of Louisiana")
Four-Time Governor of French Louisiana, Founder of New Orleans
Born Feb 23, 1680 🇨🇦 Montreal, Canada
Passed Away Mar 07, 1767 Paris, France
Lifespan 87 years old
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"From the snows of Montreal he journeyed south to found the jewel of the Mississippi."

Archival Overview

Canadian-born explorer and statesman who accompanied his brother Iberville to the Mississippi Delta, founded New Orleans in 1718, and served four terms as Governor of Louisiana.

Biographical Record

Born in Montreal, Bienville sailed south with his brother Iberville in 1698 to explore the Mississippi. Displaying exceptional diplomatic savvy, he famously tricked an English warship into retreating from the river at the 'English Turn' by bluffing that a large French fleet was anchored nearby.

In 1718, Bienville selected the crescent bend of the Mississippi River to found New Orleans, laying out the historic French Quarter (Vieux Carré). He governed Louisiana through early hurricanes, yellow fever, and colonial wars, retiring to Paris as an elder statesman of the French empire.

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Final Resting Place

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Saint-Louis-en-l'Île Crypt
Paris (Memorial in Montreal), France
GPS: 48.8528, 2.3575
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