The history of monarchy in Canada stretches from the pre-colonial times of Canada through to the present day, though Canada's monarchical status is typically seen as beginning in 1534, with the establishment of New France by King Francis I, while Newfoundland was claimed by Queen Elizabeth I in 1583; through both these lineages the present Canadian monarchy can trace its ancestral lineage back to the Anglo-Saxon period, and ultimately back to the...
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The history of monarchy in Canada stretches from the pre-colonial times of Canada through to the present day, though Canada's monarchical status is typically seen as beginning in 1534, with the establishment of New France by King Francis I, while Newfoundland was claimed by Queen Elizabeth I in 1583; through both these lineages the present Canadian monarchy can trace its ancestral lineage back to the Anglo-Saxon period, and ultimately back to the kings of the Angles and the early Scottish kings. Kings and queens reigning over Canada have included the monarchs of France (from Francis I in 1534 to Louis XV in 1763), those of the UK (from Anne of Great Britain in 1713 to King George VI in 1952), to Queen Elizabeth II as Queen of Canada today. Canadian historian Father Jacques Monet said of Canada's Crown: "[it is] one of an approximate half-dozen that have survived through uninterrupted inheritance from before the country itself was founded."
Throughout the 18th century, via war and...
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