Count Frontenac and New France Under Louis XIV

Francis Parkman's Count Frontenac and New France Under Louis XIV is a historical work detailing the period of New France under the governorship of Louis de Buade, comte de Frontenac. Frontenac served as governor of New France twice, from 1672 to 1682 and again from 1689 to 1698. During his tenure, he encouraged westward exploration and defended the colony against British and Iroquois attacks.12

New France, the French colonies in North America, encompassed the St. Lawrence River region, Newfoundland, and Acadia, eventually expanding to include the Great Lakes and parts of the trans-Appalachian West. The colony was under royal control, with a governor, an intendant, and a bishop forming the governing body. Despite internal conflicts and external threats, Frontenac's leadership was instrumental in expanding French influence and repelling rival incursions. Parkman's work is part of his larger series, France and England in North America, which chronicles the colonial period.3421