Rene-Robert Cavelier de La Salle.
Robert Cavelier sieur de La Salle named Louisiana. Louisiana was named after Louis XIV, King of France from 1643 to 1715.
Robert La Salle was a French explorer who is famous for having led an expedition down the Mississippi River in 1682. He claimed the Mississippi River Basin and Louisiana for France.
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.
France
Louisiana was claimed for France in the early 18th century by explorers such as Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, who named the territory in honor of King Louis XIV. The region later passed to Spain in 1762, returned to France briefly, and was ultimately sold to the United States in the 1803 Louisiana Purchase.
La Salle
French explorer Rene-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle was the first to explore the length of the Mississippi River. He named the basin Louisiana and claimed it on April 9, 1682 for France.
The explorer who claimed the entire Mississippi Valley was Robert La Salle, who was from France. He explored the region in the late 17th century and claimed it for France, naming it Louisiana in honor of King Louis XIV. La Salle's expeditions were significant in establishing French territorial claims in North America.
Louisiana.
France
La Salle claims Louisiana for France.
The French explorer who claimed the Mississippi Valley for France was René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle. He traveled the Mississippi River and, in 1682, claimed the entire river basin for France, naming it "Louisiana" in honor of King Louis XIV. La Salle's expeditions significantly contributed to French exploration and colonization in North America.
France
No it was not. It was named after King Louis XIV
France claimed ownership of Louisiana until it sold it to the United States in 1803 as part of the Louisiana Purchase. Spain also claimed Louisiana for a while.
At one point, the Louisiana Territory
Robert Cavelier sieur de La Salle named Louisiana. Louisiana was named after Louis XIV, King of France from 1643 to 1715.