<P> The Sovereign Council (French: Conseil Souverain) was a governing body in New France . It served as both Supreme Court for the colony of New France, as well as a policy - making body, though this latter role diminished over time . The council, though officially established in 1663 by King Louis XIV of France, was not created whole cloth, but rather evolved from earlier governing bodies . As early as 1647, a council of three was created by the King . In 1648, this council was enlarged to include five members . The Sovereign Council came to be known as the Superior Council (Conseil Supérieur) as early as June 16, 1703, when Louis XIV issued a royal edict referring to it as the Superior Council instead of its former name, and increasing the number of sitting Councilors from seven to twelve . </P> <P> The institution lasted from its introduction in 1663 to the fall of New France in 1760 . Its last meeting occurred on April 28, 1760, the day of the Battle of Sainte - Foy . </P> <P> In April 1663, Louis XIV of France issued an edict creating a new governing council named the "Sovereign Council ." The new Sovereign Council had a broad policy mandate . The edict creating the Council authorized it to spend public funds, regulate the fur trade, regulate trade between colonists and French merchants, and issue police measures . The council was also to create a system of lower courts in Québec, Montréal, and Trois - Rivières, and was to appoint judges, bailiffs and other court officials . The Sovereign Council possessed a larger membership than previous colonial councils, having nine members in 1663 . These nine members were the governor general, the bishop (or, in his absence, the senior ecclesiastic), five councillors, an attorney general, and a clerk . </P> <P> The creation of the Sovereign Council was part of a broader effort to reform the administration of New France by King Louis XIV and his finance minister, Jean - Baptiste Colbert . The King and Colbert felt that New France's administration had been badly mismanaged by charter companies, and that the colony should be brought under tighter monarchal control . There was also concern in the colony over the growing power of the Governor, especially in regard to the Church . In 1663, the colony was made an official province of the Kingdom of France . The crown's contract with the Company of One Hundred Associates, the main charter company in New France, was cancelled, and a new Charter company called the French West India Company was created . </P>

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