Governor General of New France
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The Governor General of New France was the French Crown’s highest colonial official in North America, responsible for overseeing military, diplomatic, and administrative affairs in the colony.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Governor General of New France canonical | 5 |
| Governor of New France | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial office
ⓘ
government position ⓘ political office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | New France ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
French Crown
ⓘ
King of France ⓘ |
| coexistsWithOffice | Intendant of New France ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| domain |
diplomatic affairs
ⓘ
high-level administration ⓘ military affairs ⓘ |
| endCause | Treaty of Paris (1763) ⓘ |
| exercisedAuthorityOver |
Acadia
ⓘ
Colony of Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Canada (colony)
French colonial Louisiana ⓘ
surface form:
Louisiana (French colony)
Pays d'en Haut ⓘ
surface form:
Pays d’en Haut
|
| hasDuty |
coordination of colonial expansion
ⓘ
defense of the colony ⓘ diplomatic relations with Indigenous nations ⓘ diplomatic relations with other European colonies in North America ⓘ implementation of royal policy in New France ⓘ maintenance of public order ⓘ military command of New France ⓘ oversight of fur trade policy ⓘ |
| hierarchicalSuperior | King of France ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Ancien Régime ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | North America ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| officeAbolished | 1763 ⓘ |
| officeCreated | 17th century ⓘ |
| officeHolderTitle |
Governor-General
ⓘ
surface form:
Governor General
Governor and Lieutenant General for the King in New France ⓘ |
| partOf |
French colonial empire
ⓘ
colonial administration of New France ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy |
Charles de Montmagny
ⓘ
Jacques-René de Brisay de Denonville ⓘ Jean Talon ⓘ Louis de Buade de Frontenac ⓘ Louis-Hector de Callière ⓘ Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial ⓘ
surface form:
Philippe de Rigaud de Vaudreuil
Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial ⓘ
surface form:
Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil de Cavagnial
Samuel de Champlain ⓘ |
| replacedBy | British Governor of the Province of Quebec ⓘ |
| residence |
Citadelle of Quebec
ⓘ
surface form:
Château Saint-Louis
Quebec City ⓘ |
| seat | Quebec City ⓘ |
| sharesPowerWith | Intendant of New France ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
French Ministry of Marine
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of the Marine of France
|
| typeOfPowerExercised |
executive power in the colony
ⓘ
military command authority ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Governor of New France