Pierre le moyne sieur d'iberville area explored

Pierre Le Moyne, sieur d’Iberville, Canadian soldier and explorer, is often described as the founder of the first permanent French settlement in Louisiana. After a prestigious and lengthy career with the military in New France, Iberville traveled on an expedition that arrived in Louisiana in 1699.

With his younger brother Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, sieur de Bienville, Iberville explored the lower Mississippi River Valley and established Fort Maurepas, near present-day Ocean Springs, Mississippi. In the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries, Iberville made repeated trips between the lower Mississippi River Valley and France, playing a crucial role in establishing the new colony.

Early Life

Pierre Le Moyne was born in the frontier village of Montreal, the third son of Catherine Thierry and Charles Le Moyne, on July 16, 1661.

He was educated in the Sulpician seminary of Montreal. With the permission of Governor Louis de Buade, Comte de Frontenac, Iberville served as a midsh