- 1534 Jacques Cartier, Captain General.
- 1540 Jean François de la Roque, Sieur de Roberval.
- 1549 Marquis de la Roche.
- 1600 Capitaine de Chauvin (acting as administrator).
- 1603 Commandeur de Chastes.
- 1607 Pierre du Guast de Monts.
LEADING CONSTITUTIONAL EVENTS OF THE FRENCH REGIME
- 1608 Governor, sole ruler.
- 1647 Governor and council.
- 1663 April. Conseil Souverain created.
- 1760 April 28th. Conseil Souverain last session.
VICEROYS OF NEW FRANCE
- De Soissons, Chas. de Bourbon, October 8, 1612, to November 1, 1612.
- Condé, Henri de Bourbon, Prince de, November 20, 1612, to February 10, 1620.
- Thémines, Maréchal Pons de Lausière, September 1, 1616, to October 20, 1619.
- Montmorency, Henri, Duc de, February 10, 1620, to ——, 1624.
- Ventadour, Henri de Lévis, Duc de, March, 1625, to June, 1627.
- Damville, François C. de Lévis, Duc de, November, 1644, to ——, 1660.
- Feuquières, Isaac de Pas, Marquis de, August 30, 1660, to October 5, 1661.
- D'Estrades, Godefroy, Comte, ——, 1662, to February 26, 1686.
- D'Estrées, Jean, Comte, May, 1717, to December 27, 1737.
GOVERNORS OF CANADA (LA NOUVELLE FRANCE)
(N. B.—The dates of arrival in Canada are followed rather than that of their commissions.)
- Champlain, Samuel de (Lieutenant General), October 15, 1612, to July 20, 1629.
- Champlain, Samuel de (Governor), May 23, 1633, to December 25, 1635.
- Chateaufort, Marc Antoine Bras de fer de (Administrator), December 25, 1635, to June 11, 1636.
- Montmagny, Chevalier Charles Hualt de, June 12, 1636, to August 19, 1648.
- D'Ailleboust de Coulonge, Louis, August 20, 1648, to October 12, 1651.
- Lauson, Jean de, October 16, 1651, to ——, 1656.
- Lauson-Charny, Charles de (Administrator), ——, 1656, to September 12, 1657.
- D'Ailleboust de Coulonge, Louis (Administrator), September 13, 1657, to July 10, 1658.
- D'Argenson, Pierre de Voyer, Vicomte, July 11, 1658, to August 30, 1661.
- D'Avaugour, Pierre Dubois, August 31, 1661, to July 23, 1663.
- Mézy, Augustin de Saffray, September 15, 1663, to May 5, 1665.
- Courcelles, [230] Daniel de Rémy de, September 12, 1665, to September 11, 1672.
- Frontenac, Louis de Buade, Comte de Pallua et de, September 12, 1672, to ——, 1682.
- La Barre, LeFebre de, October 9, 1682, to July 31, 1685.
- Denonville, Jacques René de Brisay, Marquis de, August 1, 1685, to October 11, 1689.
- Frontenac, Louis de Buade (second term), October 12, 1689, to November 28, 1698.
- Callières, Hector de (Administrator), November 29, 1698, to September 13, 1699.
- Callières, Hector de (Governor), September 14, 1699, to May 26, 1703.
- Vaudreuil, Philippe, de Rigaud (Administrator), May 27, 1703, to September 16, 1705.
- Vaudreuil, Philippe de Rigaud (Governor), September 17, 1705, to October 10, 1725.
- Ramezay, Claude de (Administrator), 1714-1716.
- Longueuil, Charles Le Moyne (1st), Baron de (Administrator), 1725-1726.
- Beauharnois, Charles, Marquis de, September 2, 1726, to September 18, 1747.
- Le Galissonière, [231] Rolland Michel Barrin Comte de (Administrator), September 19, 1747, to August 14, 1749.
- La Jonquière, Jacques Pierre de Taffanel, Marquis de, August 15, 1749, to March 17, 1752.
- Longueuil, Charles Le Moyne (2d) Baron de (Administrator), March, 1752, to June 24, 1755.
- Duquesne-De Menneville, Marquis de, July, 1752, to June 24, 1755.
- Vaudreuil-Cavagnal, Pierre de Rigaud (2d), Marquis de, June 25, 1755, to September 8, 1760.