High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville (born 16 July 1661 ? died, probably, on 9 July 1706), was a soldier, ship captain, explorer, colonial administrator, knight of the order of Saint-Louis, adventurer, privateer, trader, and founder of the French colony of Louisiana. He was born at Ville-Marie, (now Montreal, Canada) on 16 July 1661. He died at Havana, Cuba, probably on 9 July 1706. He was the third son of Charles Le Moyne, a native of Dieppe in France and lord of Longueuil in Canada, and of Catherine Primot. He is also known as Sieur d'Iberville or Sieur d'Iberville et d'Ardillières.