Isle Saint-Jean
Isle Saint-Jean | |
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| 1713–1763 | |
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Map of the colony. | |
| Status | Colony of France within New France (1535–1758) Under British military occupation (1758–1763) |
| Capital | Port-la-Joye |
| Official languages | French |
| Religion | Catholicism |
| Government | Monarchy |
| King of France | |
• 1534–1547 | Francis I (first) |
• 1715–1763 | Louis XV (last) |
| Viceroy of New France | |
• 1534–1541 | Jacques Cartier (first; as Governor of New France) |
• 1755–1760 | Pierre de Rigaud de Vaudreuil (last) |
| History | |
• Established | 1713 |
• Disestablished | 1763 |
| Currency | Livre tournois |
| Today part of | Canada (Prince Edward Island) |
Isle Saint-Jean or Île Saint-Jean (lit. 'Saint-John Island') was a French colony in North America that existed from 1713 to 1763 on what is today Prince Edward Island as part of the wider colony of Acadia.