Named after King Louis XIV of France.
Robert Cavelier de' La Sall'e named Louisiana after King Louis the XIV of France.
Louisiana was named after King Louis XIV of France.
Louisiana, it was named after the French King Louis XIV. When René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle claimed the territory drained by the Mississippi River for France, he named it La Louisiane, meaning "Land of Louis". Louisiana was also part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain of the Spanish Empire. The territory was acquired in 1803 by the United States through the Louisiana Purchase from France. Also, a big city in the US was named after a French King, Louis XVI: Louisville in Kentucky.
The state named in honor of King Louis XIV of France is Louisiana. It was named by the French explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle in 1682 when he claimed the territory for France, honoring the king, who reigned from 1643 to 1715. Louisiana was the first region in North America to be named after a European monarch.
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Louisiana was named Louisiana because of King Louis XIV of France. Louis. Louis-iana
Louisiana was named for Louis XIV. He was the King of France from 1643 to 1715.
King Louis XIV, of France.
Louisiana was named after Louis XVI, King of France from 1643-1715. When Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle claimed the territory drained by the Mississippi Rivive for France, he named it La Louisiane, meaning "Land of Louis".
Named after Louis X1V, King of France 1643 - 1715
Named after King Louis XIV of France.
Robert Cavelier de' La Sall'e named Louisiana after King Louis the XIV of France.
Louisiana was named after King Louis XIV of France.
Nope, named after a French king. King Louis XIV of France, 1638 - 1715.
Louisiana (also known as New France) was named after Louis XIV, King of France from 1643-1715. When René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle claimed the territory drained by the Mississippi River for France, he named it La Louisiane, meaning "Land of Louis".
Louisiana, it was named after the French King Louis XIV. When René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle claimed the territory drained by the Mississippi River for France, he named it La Louisiane, meaning "Land of Louis". Louisiana was also part of the Viceroyalty of New Spain of the Spanish Empire. The territory was acquired in 1803 by the United States through the Louisiana Purchase from France. Also, a big city in the US was named after a French King, Louis XVI: Louisville in Kentucky.