Lieutenant General of New France
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Lieutenant General of New France
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Lieutenant General of New France was the title of a French official who governed early New France from 1598 until 1627. Before 1598, the post was briefly occupied from 1541 to 1543. It was the first vice-regal post in what would later become Canada, and it was a precursor of the modern-day office of Governor General of Canada, the representative of King Charles III, Canada's king and head of state. Most holders of the title never set foot in New France, except for Jean-François de la Rocque de R
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