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Cardinal Richelieu
Armand Jean du Plessis, Duke Richelieu, commonly known as Cardinal Richelieu, is a French pastor and politician. He is also known by the famous name Red Eminence, or "Red Eminence", a term derived from the title "Eminence" applied to the cardinals and the red robes they normally wear. Ordained a bishop in 1607, he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1616. He rose in both the Catholic Church and the French government, becoming cardinal in 1622 and prefect of Louis XIII of France in 1624. his death in 1642, when he succeeded Cardinal Mazarin, with whom he raised his career. Richelieu sought to consolidate royal power, and by limiting the power of the aristocracy, he transformed France into a highly centralized state. In foreign policy, his main goal was to test the power of the Habsburg dynasties in Spain and Austria, and to ensure French rule in the Thirty Years' European War.
BornArmand Jean du Plessis, September 09, 1585, Paris, France
DiedDecember 4, 1642, Paris, France
Resting placeSorbonne Chapel
NationalityFrench
Alma materCollege of Navarre
ProfessionClergyman, statesman
MonarchLouis XIII
Preceded byThe Marquis of Ancre, Vacant (1617–1624)
Succeeded byJules Mazarin

About Cardinal Richelieu

Religious Leader Cardinal Richelieu was born in Paris, France on September 9, 1585. He dies at the age of 57, on December 4, 1642.

This influential ecclesiastical and political figure in the seventeenth century served as King Louis XIII of France's Chief Minister and was also appointed French Secretary of State. He was instrumental in restricting the Habsburg family's authority in Europe and ensuring France's triumph in the Thirty Years' War.

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Cardinal Richelieu before becoming famous

Cardinal Richelieu was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1585 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rooster (雞).

He studied philosophy and went through military training in his late childhood. He was made Bishop of Luçon when he was in his early twenties.

Achievement of Cardinal Richelieu

He founded the renowned Académie Française as a significant arts patron.

Cardinal Richelieu's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Born Armand Jean du Plessis, he grew up in Paris, France, as the fourth child of François du Plessis and Susanne de La Porte.

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A fictionalized version of Richelieu appears as a main character in Novelist Alexandre Dumas' famous novel The Three Musketeers.

Cardinal Richelieu Income & Net worth

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Cardinal Richelieu Height and Weight

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Latest information about Cardinal Richelieu updated on March 19 2023.