• The governor of New France was the viceroy of the King of France in North America. A French nobleman, he was appointed to govern the colonies of New France...
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  • Governor General of New France was the vice-regal post in New France from 1663 until 1760 and the last French vice-regal post. It was replaced by the...
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    New France (French: Nouvelle-France) was the territory colonized by France in North America, beginning with the exploration of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence...
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  • The following is a list of the governors and governors general of Canada. Though the present-day office of the Governor General of Canada is legislatively...
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    Palluau (French pronunciation: [lwi də bɥad kɔ̃t də fʁɔ̃tənak e də palɥo]; 22 May 1622 – 28 November 1698) was a French soldier, courtier, and Governor General...
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    French colony within the larger territory of New France. It was claimed by France in 1535 during the second voyage of Jacques Cartier, in the name of...
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    country. In every way but formal title, Samuel de Champlain served as Governor of New France, a title that may have been formally unavailable to him owing to...
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    strong house at the mouth of the Monongahela River on the modern site of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Governor-General of New France Marquis de la Jonquière...
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    Louisiana (French: Louisiane) or French Louisiana (Louisiane française) was an administrative district of New France. In 1682 the French explorer René-Robert...
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    The governor general of Canada (French: gouverneure générale du Canada) is the federal representative of the Canadian monarch, currently King Charles III...
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    1622–1688) was a French lawyer and administrator best known for his disastrous three years as governor of the colony of New France (Quebec). As a young...
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    Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac (category Governors of Louisiana (New France))
    knowledge of the coasts of New England and the Great Lakes area was appreciated by Frontenac, governor of New France, and Pontchartrain, Secretary of State...
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    colonial governor of French Canada in North America. He was governor of French Louisiana (1743–1753) and in 1755 became the last Governor-General of New France...
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  • reorganized and became the Sovereign Council of New France. The Sovereign Council was composed of the governor, the bishop, the intendant, an attorney-general...
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    The council of the Grand Master decided that Poincy could continue to serve as governor, but they also made the former governor of New France, Charles de...
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  • Michel-Ange (category French masculine given names)
    a French given name, translation of Michelangelo. It may refer to: Michel-Ange Duquesne de Menneville (c. 1700–1778), French Governor of New France Michel...
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    intendant of New France. 1665 - The new governor de Mézy dies of sickness in Quebec City. 1665 - Daniel de Rémy de Courcelle becomes governor of New France. 1665...
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    The conquest of New France (French: La Conquête) – the military conquest of New France by Great Britain during the Seven Years' War of 1756–1763 – started...
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    governor of New France, and 1300 representatives of 39 Indigenous nations. The French, allied to the Hurons and the Algonquins, provided 16 years of peaceful...
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    Augustin de Saffray de Mésy (category Governors of New France)
    1665) was Governor General of New France from 15 September 1663 to 6 May 1665. He was the first to hold the post after Louis XIV of France took over the...
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    royal governor appointed by the Crown. Until 1738, this Province of New Jersey shared its royal governor with the neighboring Province of New York. The...
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    Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois (category Governors of New France)
    October 1671 – 12 July 1749) was a French Naval officer who served as Governor of New France from 1726 to 1746. Son of François IV de Beauharnais, Charles...
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    The lieutenant governor of New Brunswick (/lɛfˈtɛnənt/, in French: Lieutenant-gouverneur (if male) or Lieutenante-gouverneure (if female) du Nouveau-Brunswick)...
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  • Look up governor, governess, or gubernatorial in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political...
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    Charles de Montmagny (category Governors of New France)
    – 4 July 1657) was governor of New France from 1636 to 1648. He was the first person to bear the title of Governor of New France and succeeded Samuel...
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  • French and Spanish governors administered a territory which was much larger than the modern U.S. state of Louisiana, comprising Louisiana (New France)...
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    Michel-Ange Duquesne de Menneville (category Governors of New France)
    was a French Governor General of New France. He was born in Toulon, France. Duquesne served from 1752 to 1755. Best known for his role in the French and...
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    exploration of the northern territories and areas surrounding the Great Lake, including Minnesota, was encouraged by Frontenac, the Governor of New France. In...
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    Chateau St. Louis (category New France)
    Louis (French: Château Saint-Louis, pronounced [ʃato sɛ̃ lwi]) in Quebec City was the official residence of the French Governor of New France and later...
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  • Kingdom of France. The title was replaced in 1627 by the post of Governor of New France. Morris, Richard Brandon (ed.) (1970 rev.) Encyclopedia of American...
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