Cardinal Richelieu
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title:
Cardinal Richelieu
text:
Armand Jean du Plessis, 1st Duke of Richelieu, known as Cardinal Richelieu, was a French Catholic statesman and prelate who had an outsize influence in civil and religious affairs. He became known as l'Éminence Rouge, a term derived from the title "Eminence" applied to cardinals and their customary red robes. Consecrated a bishop in 1607, Richelieu was appointed Foreign Secretary in 1616. He continued to rise through the hierarchy of both the Catholic Church and the French government, becoming a
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French statesman and clergyman (1585–1642)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_Richelieu
date created:
2002-09-14T13:36:20Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T20:12:26Z
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