Editing Louis XIII (section)

===Americas===
{{Further|France–Americas relations}}
Unlike other colonial powers, France, under the guidance of Louis XIII and Cardinal Richelieu, encouraged a peaceful coexistence in [[New France]] between the natives and the colonists. Indians, converted to Catholicism, were considered as "natural Frenchmen" by the [[Ordonnance]] of 1627:
{{blockquote|The descendants of the French who are accustomed to this country [New France], together with all the Indians who will be brought to the knowledge of the faith and will profess it, shall be deemed and renowned natural Frenchmen, and as such may come to live in France when they want, and acquire, donate, and succeed and accept donations and legacies, just as true French subjects, without being required to take letters of declaration of naturalization.<ref>[http://notrehistoire.net/textes_histoire_droit/CN_Memoire.pdf Acte pour l'établissement de la Compagnie des Cent Associés pour le commerce du Canada, contenant les articles accordés à la dite Compagnie par M. le Cardinal de Richelieu, le 29 avril 1627 ]</ref>}}

[[Acadia]] was also developed under Louis XIII. In 1632, Isaac de Razilly became involved, at the request of Cardinal Richelieu, in the colonization of Acadia, by taking possession of [[Port-Royal (Acadia)|Port-Royal]] (now [[Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia]]) and developing it into a French colony. The King gave Razilly the official title of [[List of Acadian governors|lieutenant-general for New France]]. He took on military tasks such as taking control of [[Fort Pentagouet]] at [[Castine, Maine|Majabigwaduce]] on the [[Penobscot Bay]], which had been given to France in an earlier Treaty, and to inform the English they were to vacate all lands north of Pemaquid. This resulted in all the French interests in Acadia being restored. In [[Brazil]], the colony of [[Equinoctial France]] was established in 1612, but only lasted 4 years until it was eliminated by the Portuguese. In 1642, Louis XIII authorised French subjects to engage in the [[Atlantic slave trade]] provided those they enslaved were converted to Christianity.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.projectmanifest.eu/french-ports-and-the-development-of-the-plantation-economy-and-the-trade-of-enslaved-people-manifest/#:~:text=In%201642%2C%20Louis%20XIII%20authorized,captives%20were%20converted%20to%20Christianity | title=French ports and the development of the plantation economy and the trade of enslaved people (EN, FR) | date=13 December 2022 }}</ref>