Pierre-Charles de Liette
Pierre-Charles de Liette | |
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| 6th Commandant of the Illinois Country | |
| In office 1702–1718 | |
| Preceded by | François Dauphin de la Forest |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Dugué de Boisbriand |
| Personal details | |
| Born | PierCarlo Di Lietto c. 1672 Gaeta (southern Italy) |
| Died | May 1729 |
| Profession | Soldier and governor |
Pierre-Charles de Liette (born PierCarlo Di Lietto) was an Italian who moved to French North America and enrolled there as a French soldier. He served as an aide to Henri de Tonti, as commandant at Fort Saint-Louis and Chécagou, and as a captain in the colonial regular troops from 1687 to 1729. He was also Commandant of the Illinois Country from 1702 to 1718.