Institution

Company of One Hundred Associates

1627–1663 · 17th century · Also known as Compagnie des Cent-Associés

The Company of One Hundred Associates was a French trading company created by Cardinal Richelieu in 1627 and given ownership of New France and a monopoly of the fur trade, in return for bringing out settlers. The capture of its first fleet and of Quebec by the Kirke brothers in 1628–1629 crippled it, and it settled few colonists. Louis XIV dissolved it in 1663 and made New France a royal province.

Company of One Hundred Associates
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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Company of One Hundred Associates. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/company-of-one-hundred-associates
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