Governor General of New France was the vice-regal post in New France from 1663 until 1760 and the last French vice-regal post. It replaced the post of Governor of New France, and was replaced by the British post of Governor of the Province of Quebec following the fall of New France.
In 1663, New France was reformed to be under the rule of a Governor General. This was a nobleman serving as the king's personal representative, with power to command troops and oversee diplomacy. Domestic power was delegated to the Sovereign Council of New France, which the Governor General chaired, and to the Intendant of New France, a civil administrator.[1]
While the districts of Montreal and Trois-Rivières had their own governors, the Governor of the District of Quebec City and the Governor General of New France were the same person.
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| Picture | Governor general (Birth–Death) |
From | Until | Appointed by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Augustin de Saffray de Mésy (1588–1665) | 1663 | 1665 | _-_Louvre_Museum.jpg) Louis XIV (1638–1715) |
 | Daniel de Rémy de Courcelle (1626–1698) | 1665 | 1672 | |
.jpg) | Louis de Buade de Frontenac (1622–1698) | 1672 | 1682 | |
 | Antoine Lefèbvre de La Barre (1622–1688) | 1682 | 1685 | |
 | Jacques-René de Brisay, Marquis de Denonville (1637–1710) | 1685 | 1689 | |
| Louis de Buade de Frontenac (1622–1698) | 1689 | 1698 | |
 | Louis-Hector de Callière (1648–1703) | 1698 | 1703 | |
 | Philippe de Rigaud Vaudreuil (c. 1643–1725) | 1703 | 1725 | |
 | Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois (1671–1749) | 1725 | 1746 | _edited_2.jpg) Louis XV (1710–1774) |
 | Roland-Michel Barrin de La Galissonière (1693–1756) | 1747 | 1749 | |
 | Jacques-Pierre de Taffanel de la Jonquière, Marquis de la Jonquière (1685–1752) | 1749 | 1752 | |
 | Michel-Ange Duquesne de Menneville (c. 1700–1778) | 1752 | 1755 | |
 | Pierre de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnial (1698–1778) | 1755 | 1760 |
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