Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville, Canadian captain, explorer, and politician (died 1706)

Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville

French soldier (1661–1706)

Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville or Sieur d'Iberville was a French soldier, explorer, colonial administrator, and trader. He is noted for founding the colony of Louisiana in New France. He was born in Montreal to French colonist parents.