Lieutenant General of New France
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Lieutenant General of New France was the military post that governed early New France (and Acadia) from 1603 until 1627. Before 1603, two holders served the post briefly from 1541 to 1603 and vacant from 1543 to 1598. It was replaced by the title of Governor of New France in 1627. It was the first vice-regal post in what would later become Canada, and is a precursor of the present-day office of Governor General of Canada, the representative of Queen Elizabeth II, Canada's Head of State.
- Jean-François de la Roque de Roberval 1541-1543
- hiatus 1543-1598
- Marquis de la Roche-Mesgouez 1598-1603[1][2]
- Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Monts 1603-1610
- Charles de Bourbon, comte de Soissons 1611-1612
- Henry II, Prince of Condé 1612-1613
- Samuel de Champlain 1613-1627
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Lieutenant General of New France 1603–1627 |
Succeeded by Governor of New France |
[edit] References
- ^ Morris, Richard Brandon (ed.) (1970 rev.) Encyclopedia of American History Harper and Row, New York, ISBN 0-06-016481-6 p. 59;
- ^ Harrisse, Henry (1872) Notes pour servir à l'histoire, à la bibliographie et àla cartographie de la Nouvelle-France et des pays adjacents, 1545-1700. Tross, Paris, p. 14;
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