NEW FRANCE
New France began with nothing really. When Samuel de Champlain came and founded Quebec, he became Governor of New France (or Canada as it was called by the locals). he held the title until his death in 1635. A Frenchman, who knew not Canada, came from France that year, his name was Charles Huault De Montmagny who became General Governor. He continued his rule of New France until 1648 after his third term. Yes this wasn't a permanent position. The Post was picken up by a guy named Daillebout. All I know is that he ended his term in 1651. Jean de Lauzon, his successor was a French politician who had served in the Parliament of Paris and had become Intendant of the Company of New France. He tried organizing the colony but still had one enemy: the Iroquois. He was old and before his second term ended, he retired. His son, Charles de Lauzon-Charny, held the post as interim Governor. When the term was up, Pierre de Voyer d'Argenson was named General Governor. He was from an anciant Touraine family and had a distinguished military career in France. He tried to fight back against the Iroquois. During his term he had many conflicts with Monseigneur Laval Vicar-Apostolic of Canada since 1659. In 1661 he asked to be recalled. To replace him, came Pierre du Bois, Baron d'Avaugour. He quickly looked over the state of the Colony. He made many changes deciding to fortify Quebec and surrounding areas and to disband the officials in the Colony and replace them with soldiers to fight off the Iroquois and the Dutch. He created laws to prohibit the sale of alcohol which had death as penalty. He was not liked by many and Laval went to France to ask for the governor's recall. It was done in 1663. He was replaced by le Chevalier de Mésy who lasted but until 1665 and had not resolved the poor organisation of the colony. Then in 1665, the trinity of power arrived: the Governor, the Intendant and the Bishop. Daniel de Rémy de Courcelle was the first Governor under the new system which made saw the colony prosper. He was replaced in 1672 by Le Conte Louis de Baude de Frontenac. Yes the famous Frontenac. Frontenac did marvels for the colony. It expanded more to the west and to the south. He sent La Salle to see the Mississippi adding Louisiana to New France. Although all this good. Nobody liked him. The Intendant, Governor of Montreal, Laval. So the King calls him back in 1682. He is replaced by LeFebvre de LaBarre, who lasts but three years. His replacement is Jacques-Rene de Brisay, Seigneur et Marquis de Denonville who made many attempts to befriend the Indians and to wage war on a branch of Iroquois. He somewhat failed. Due to that. Frontenac returned in 1689. Three years later, Louis-Hector de Callières becomes the new Governor. He had been the Governor of Montreal and lasted a long time ending his rule into the new century, in 1703. His successor, who had also succeeded him as Governor of Montreal was Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil. Vaudreuil was know across New France as he had defeated the mission of Phils against Quebec and had received the St Louis Cross. He fortified Quebec against the attacks of Admiral Walker (another failed mission, another sunken ship). The Colony was devided into 28 parishes and a census was taken (25 000 people). Three of his sons also were very known. In 1714, Claude de Ramesay became Governor until 1926.In 1926 Charles de Beauharnois was Governor. He lasted until 1747 when he was replaced by le Comte de La Galissionière. Then came Jacques-Pierre de Taffanel de La Jonquière who lasted until 1752 in the dying days of the Colony. Governor Duquesne was to follow. I have no more info that the preceding but this guy named a Fort after him that became Pittsburgh. Finally to finish off the French Regime comes the son of Vaudreuil, Pierre, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal who helped New France stay together during the Seven Year War. He preferred the Canadian style ambush learned from the Indians (being born in Canada) to Marquis de Moncalm's European War method. Moncalm refused to obey to the Governor and the colony was lost by 1760 (its hard to win when two leaders are against themselves).
