Viceroy of the Americas
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The Viceroy of the Americas was a high-ranking colonial official in the French imperial administration responsible for overseeing and governing France’s territories in the Americas on behalf of the monarch.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial office
ⓘ
imperial administrative position ⓘ viceregal office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
French America
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French colonial territories in the Americas ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
French monarch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King of France ⓘ |
| belongsTo | French colonial system ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exercisesPowerOnBehalfOf |
French Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French monarch ⓘ |
| governmentalFunction |
administrative oversight of colonial institutions
ⓘ
coordination of military forces in the colonies ⓘ enforcement of metropolitan laws in the colonies ⓘ executive authority in colonial matters ⓘ |
| governs |
French territories in North America
ⓘ
French territories in South America ⓘ French territories in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
French settlers in the Americas
ⓘ
enslaved populations in French American colonies ⓘ subject Indigenous communities under French rule ⓘ |
| hasRole |
coordinating relations with Indigenous peoples
ⓘ
implementing royal policy in the colonies ⓘ managing colonial defense and security ⓘ overseeing colonial governance ⓘ overseeing colonial trade regulation ⓘ representing the French monarch in the Americas ⓘ supervising colonial officials ⓘ |
| hierarchicalLevel | high-ranking colonial official ⓘ |
| legalStatus | office created by royal authority ⓘ |
| officeHolderOf | French colonial government in the Americas ⓘ |
| partOf | French imperial administration ⓘ |
| powerDerivedFrom | royal prerogative ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
maintain French control over American territories
ⓘ
maximize benefit of colonies to the French Crown ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
French Ministry responsible for colonies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French royal council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | authority of the French king in the Americas ⓘ |
| residence | colonial capital in the Americas ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority |
diplomatic relations in French American colonies
ⓘ
economic administration of French American colonies ⓘ military coordination in French American colonies ⓘ political governance of French American colonies ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
French Crown
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOf |
colonial governorship
ⓘ
overseas administrative authority ⓘ |
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