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.

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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

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New France administrativeHead Governor General of New France
French colonial authorities in New France hasPart Governor General of New France
Marquis de Duquesne positionHeld Governor General of New France
Governor General of the Province of Quebec follows Governor General of New France
this entity surface form: Governor of New France
Battle of Quebec (1690) frenchCommanderTitle Governor General of New France
Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial positionHeld Governor General of New France