His title came from the French city of Orléans. It was named for Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, who was regent of the Kingdom of France at the time. La Nouvelle-Orléans (New Orleans) was founded in the spring of 1718 (May 7 has become the traditional date to mark the anniversary, but the actual day is unknown) by the French Mississippi Company, under the direction of Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, on land inhabited by the Chitimacha.
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