List of viceroys of New France

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This article presents a list of the viceroys of New France in chronological table form.

Jean-François Roberval was appointed in 1540 by Francis I his lieutenant and governor for his lands in Canada. A number of authors cited in his bibliography named him first viceroy of Canada.

Name Picture Start[1] End[1] Sovereign
Jean de Poutrincourt 1605 1612 Henri IV
Charles de Bourbon, Count of Soissons 8 October 1612 1 November 1612 Louis XIII[2]
Henri de Bourbon, prince of Condé 20 November 1612 10 February 1620
Marshal Pons de Lauzières-Thémines (alternate) 1 September 1616 20 October 1619
Henri II, Duke of Montmorency 10 February 1620 1624
Henri de Lévis, Duke of Ventadour March 1625 June 1627
Isaac de Razilly 20 April 1632 2 July 1636
François-Christophe, Duke of Damville November 1644 1660 Louis XIV
Isaac Pas, Marquess of Feuquières 30 August 1660 5 October 1661
Godefroi, Comte d'Estrades 1662 26 February 1686
Jean II d'Estrées 1 August 1687 19 May 1707
Victor Marie, Count of Estrées 19 May 1707 1 September 1715
Victor Marie, Count of Estrées 1 September 1715 27 December 1737 Louis XV
Louis Charles César Le Tellier, Duke of Estrées 27 December 1737 10 February 1763

References and notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Les dates de début et de fin de mandat sont tirées de : Desjardins, Joseph (1902). "Guide parlementaire historique de la Province de Québec. 1792 à 1902" (in French). Québec. Québec. pp. 3 (of 434).
  2. ^ regency of Marie de' Medici from 1610 to 1617

Annex[edit]

Bibliography[edit]

  • Joseph Desjardins, Guide parlementaire historique de la Province de Québec. 1792 à 1902, Québec, 1902, 434 p. (en ligne)

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