[DOC] [TLE] Why Is St. Louis Named After A French King Who Was Born 800 ... [PAR] Apr 22, 2014 ... How did a French king born in 1214 become the namesake of a city founded in 
the heart of the Americas 550 years later? ... No one really knows what motivated 
Pierre Laclede to name his new settlement St. Louis, but it is important to bear in 
... Joy Marcus  2 years ago ... University of Missouri-St. Louis. [DOC] [TLE] When Pierre Laclede chose St - University of Missouri-St. Louis [PAR] When Pierre Laclede chose St. Louis as a site for Laclede=s Village, he had 
visions of the town becoming one of the great cities in America and the ... when 
Captain Louis St. Ange de Bellerive, the French Lieutenant Governor, ... The first 
tribe of Missouri Indians appeared in 1764 right after Auguste Chouteau named 
the... [DOC] [TLE] List of place names of French origin in the United States - Wikipedia [PAR] Several thousand place names in the United States have names of French origin, 
some a ... Others were named after early Americans of French, especially 
Huguenot, ... Montgomery, Montpelier, Pierre, Richmond, Saint Paul) - not even 
counting ... "-ville," from the French word for "town" is common for town and city 
names... [DOC] [TLE] St. Louis City - Wikipedia [PAR] St. Louis is an independent city and inland port in the U.S. state of Missouri. The 
city developed .... In early 1764, after France lost the Seven Years' War, Pierre 
Laclde and his stepson Auguste ... of the Spanish government, no one asserted 
any authority over the settlement, and thus St. Louis had no local government. [DOC] [TLE] About St. Louis | History - City of St. Louis [PAR] Pierre Laclede Liguest, recipient of a land grant from the King of France, and his 
... Laclede and Chouteau chose the location because it was not subject to ... 
Construction of a village, named for Louis IX of France, began the following year. 
... in St. Louis, but the population remained predominantly French until well into 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Which Louis is Saint Louis? | Distilled History [PAR] May 8, 2013 ... After whom is the city of St. Louis, Missouri named? ... the city, Pierre Laclde and 
Auguste Chouteau, are well-known, but it ... About ten people didn't didn't even 
hesitate to admit they had no ... Only two people were able to tell me the correct 
answer. ... He named it after the legendary French king Louis IX. [DOC] [TLE] america's french heritage.pdf [PAR] When I was an active French teacher, I knew that there were American cities that 
had French ... L2 teachers I discovered that I was not alone, as the following will 
attest. ... Page 2 .... Laclede, Missouri: Pierre Leclede Liguest, founder of St. Louis 
... There are 23 cities and towns, 6 counties, 1 mountain, and 1 square named... [DOC] [TLE] Laclede's Landing History - Lacledes Landing Lacledes Landing [PAR] Laclede's Landing is proud to partner with The Missouri History Museum to bring 
... the city of St. Louis began in 1763, when a French merchant named Pierre 
Laclede ... a post near the mouth of the Missouri River, Laclede scrapped that 
idea after ... The French villagers in Illinois, not wanting to be forced under British 
rule,... [DOC] [TLE] St. Louis' French Heritage - Explore St. Louis [PAR] St. Louis was founded by a Frenchman, named after a sainted French king, and 
nicknamed the ... 2. Gateway Arch. 1 - 2 hours. Arc de Triomphe, indeed! No 
group trip to St. Louis is ... When the city was founded by Pierre Laclede in 1764, 
the land on which the Old ... https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/ | Get 
Directions... [DOC] [TLE] The St. Louis French Connection - Explore St. Louis [PAR] After looking over two sites that proved unsuitable for their needs, they journeyed 
... of the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, and discovered what 
would ... The life of Saint Louis IX, crusader King of France (

Question: Pierre Laclede named this Missouri city after not 1 but 2 French kings
Answer: St. Louis