Lieutenant General of New France

Lieutenant General of New France was the military post that governed early New France (including the early colonies in Acadia and Quebec) from 1598 until 1627. Before 1598, the office was briefly occupied from 1541 to 1543. The office 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 Queen and Head of State.

Most of the Lieutenant Generals never set foot on New France, except Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Mons and Jean-François Roberval, and served the office from France. This office was succeeded by the Governor of New France.

Office Holder	Term	Appointed by
Jean-François de la Rocque de Roberval	1541–1543	Francis I
vacant	1543–1598	during reigns of Francis I, Henry II, Francis II, Charles IX, and Henry III
Marquis de la Roche-Mesgouez	1598–1603[1][2]	Henry III
Pierre Dugua, Sieur de Monts	1603–1610	Henry IV
Charles de Bourbon, comte de Soissons	1611–1612	Louis XIII (Marie de' Medici in regency)
Henry II, Prince of Condé	1612–1616	Louis XIII (Marie de' Medici in regency)
Pons de Lauzière, Marquis de Thémines de Cardillac	1616–1620	Louis XIII (Marie de' Medici in regency)
Henry II, Prince of Condé	1620	Louis XIII
Henri II de Montmorency	1620–1625	Louis XIII
Henri de Lévis, duc de Ventadour	1625–1626	Louis XIII
Cardinal Richelieu	1626–1627	Louis XIII

References

1. Morris, Richard Brandon (ed.) (1970 rev.) Encyclopedia of American History Harper and Row, New York, ISBN 0-06-016481-6 p. 59;
2. 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;