List of viceroys of New France

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 Poutrincourt16051612Henri IV
Charles de Bourbon, Count of Soissons8 October 16121 November 1612Louis XIII[2]
Henri de Bourbon, prince of Condé20 November 161210 February 1620
Marshal Pons de Lauzières-Thémines (alternate)1 September 161620 October 1619
Henri II, Duke of Montmorency10 February 16201624
Henri de Lévis, Duke of VentadourMarch 1625June 1627
Isaac de Razilly20 April 16322 July 1636
François-Christophe, Duke of DamvilleNovember 16441660Louis XIV
Isaac Pas, Marquess of Feuquières30 August 16605 October 1661
Godefroi, Comte d'Estrades166226 February 1686
Jean II d'Estrées1 August 168719 May 1707
Victor Marie, Count of Estrées19 May 17071 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
  1. 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

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