Governor of New France

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The Governor of New France was the viceroy of the King of France in North America. A French noble, he was appointed to govern the colonies of New France, which included Canada, Acadia and Louisiana. The residence of the Governor was at the Château St-Louis in the capital of Quebec City. Acadia, Louisiana, and the towns of Trois-Rivières and Montreal had their own governors.^{[citation needed]}

Prior to the establishment of the 1663 Sovereign Council, the highest positions in New France were that of Governor and Lieutenant-General, which were often held by the same person. The Governor then had responsibilities over both military and civil affairs in the colonies. With the new royal administration of 1663, the title of Governor General was given to the person responsible for the military and diplomatic relations. The administration of justice, police, and finance was given to the Intendant, who presided over the Sovereign Council. The Governor General answered to the French Secretary of State of the Navy and the Controller General of Finance.

Beginning with Charles de Montmagny, North American Indians referred to the governor as Onontio, meaning "Great Mountian". Each Onontio was the head of the Franco-Indian alliance.

Name	Term	Sovereign
Samuel de Champlain	1627-1635	Louis XIII
Charles de Montmagny	1635-1648	Louis XIII
Charles de Montmagny	1635-1648	Louis XIV
Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge	1648-1651
Jean de Lauzon	1651-1657
Le vicomte d'Argenson	1658-1661
Le baron d'Avaugour	1661-1663

v • d • e Viceroys of Canada
Federal	Governor General
Provincial lieutenant-governors	Alberta • British Columbia • Manitoba • New Brunswick • Newfoundland and Labrador • Nova Scotia • Ontario • Prince Edward Island • Quebec • Saskatchewan
Historical governors	Governors of New France (1627-1760) • Governors of Acadia • Northwest Territories (1869-1905) • Governors of Vancouver Island and British Columbia (1843-1871)

v • d • e Topics on New France
Subdivisions	Acadia (1604-1713) • Canada (1608-1763) • Louisiana (1699-1763, 1800-1803) • Newfoundland (1662-1713) • Île Royale (1713-1763)
Towns	Acadia (Port Royal) • Canada (Quebec, Trois-Rivières, Montreal) • Île Royale (Louisbourg) • Louisiana (Mobile, Détroit, New Orleans) • Newfoundland (Plaisance) • List of towns
Forts	Fort Rouillé • Fort Michilimackinac • Fort de Chartres • Fort Detroit • Fort Carillon • Fort Duquesne • List of Forts
Government	Canada (Governor General of New France, Intendant of New France, Sovereign Council of New France, Bishop of Quebec, Governor of Trois-Rivières, Governor of Montreal) • Acadia (Governor of Acadia) • Newfoundland (Governor of Plaisance) • Louisiana (Governor of Louisiana, Intendant of Louisiana, Superior Council of Louisiana) • Île Royale (Governor of Île Royale)
Justice	Intendancy • Superior Council • Admiralty court • Provostship • Officiality • Seigneurial court • Attorney • Bailiff • Maréchaussée • Code Noir
Economy	Seigneurial system • 1666 census • Fur trade • Company of 100 Associates • Crozat's Company • Mississippi Company • Compagnie de l'Occident
Society	Habitants • King's Daughters • 1666 census • Coureur des bois • Métis • Amerindians
War & Peace	Intercolonial Wars • French and Iroquois Wars • Great Upheaval • Great Peace of Montreal • Schenectady massacre • Deerfield massacre
Related	French colonization of the Americas • French colonial empire • History of Quebec • History of the Acadians • History of Louisiana • French West Indies • Carib Expulsion • African slave trade