Complex sentence: His knowledge of the coasts of New England and of the Great Lakes area was appreciated by Frontenac, governor of New France, and Pontchartrain, Secretary of State for the Navy, earning him various favors including the Order of Saint Louis from King Louis XIV.
Split into simpler sentences: His knowledge of the coasts of New England and of the Great Lakes area was appreciated by Frontenac, governor of New France, and Pontchartrain, Secretary of State for the Navy. This earned him various favors, including the Order of Saint Louis from King Louis XIV.