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| first_monarch = Queen Victoria | date = 1 July 1867 }} By the arrangements of the Canadian federation, Canada's monarchy operates in Quebec as the core of the province's Westminster-style parliamentary democracy and constitution. As such, the Crown within Quebec's jurisdiction is referred to as ''the Crown in Right of Quebec'' ((フランス語:couronne du chef du Québec)), ''Her Majesty in Right of Quebec'' ((フランス語:Sa Majesté du chef du Québec)), or ''the in Right of Quebec'' ((フランス語:la reine du chef du Québec)). The Constitution Act, 1867, however, leaves many royal duties in Quebec specifically assigned to the sovereign's viceroy, the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec,〔 whose direct participation in governance is limited by the conventional stipulations of constitutional monarchy. ==Constitutional monarchy in Quebec== (詳細はQuebec in the same way it does in all of Canada's other provinces, being the centre of a constitutional construct in which the institutions of government acting under the sovereign's authority share the power of the whole. It is thus the foundation of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the province's government.〔 〕 The —is represented and duties carried out by the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec, whose direct participation in governance is limited by the conventional stipulations of constitutional monarchy, with most related powers entrusted for exercise by the elected parliamentarians, the ministers of the Crown generally drawn from amongst them, and the judges and justices of the peace. The Crown today primarily functions as a guarantor of continuous and stable governance and a nonpartisan safeguard against the abuse of power.〔 This arrangement began with the 1867 British North America Act and continued an unbroken line of monarchical government extending back to the early 16th century,〔 making Quebec the oldest continuously monarchical territory in North America. However, though Quebec has a separate government headed by the , as a province, Quebec is not itself a kingdom. A viceregal suite in the André-Laurendeau building in Quebec City is used both as an office and official event location by the lieutenant governor, the sovereign, and other members of the Canadian Royal Family. The viceroy resides in a separate home provided by the provincial Crown and the and relations reside at a hotel when in Quebec. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Monarchy in Quebec」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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