Sauvolle
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| Birthplace |
France
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| Died |
22nd August, 1701
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| Place of Death |
Fort Maurepas, Louisiana, New France
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The sieur de Sauvolle (c. – 1701), known for certainty only by his surname, was the first governor of the French territory of Louisiana. He accompanied the brothers Iberville and Bienville on their first voyage to Louisiana in 1699 and their explorations inland. On May 2, 1699, he was appointed commander of the new Fort Maurepas, and in January 1700 he became the territory's governor. His journal is one of the earliest sources for the history of the region. Sauvolle died suddenly, likely from yellow fever, on August 21, 1701.
