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Duke of Richelieu (French: duc de Richelieu) was a title of French nobility. It was created on 26 November 1629 for Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu (known as Cardinal Richelieu) who, as a Catholic clergyman, had no issue to pass it down to.
Richelieu is a minor and eventually a major character in the Fortune de France novel series (published between 1977 and 2003) by Robert Merle. Also, in the 21st century 1632/Ring of Fire alternative history series by Eric Flint, he is one of the primary antagonists to the nascent United States of Europe.
Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis was born in Paris, and Louis XIV of France was his godfather. In his early days, he was thrice imprisoned in the Bastille: in 1711 at the instance of his stepfather, in 1716 in consequence of a duel, and in 1719 for his share in the Cellamare Conspiracy of Giulio Alberoni against Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, the regent for Louis XV of France.
In 1879, upon the death of his paternal uncle, Armand François Odet Chapelle de Jumilhac, he succeeded as the 6th Duke of Richelieu. His father-in-law, Michel Heine, paid to restore what remained of the Château de Richelieu and domaine. He did not retain the title long as he died the following year. His son then succeeded to the title.
Armand Emmanuel Sophie Septimanie de Vignerot du Plessis, 5th Duke of Richelieu and Fronsac (25 September 1766 – 17 May 1822), was a French statesman during the Bourbon Restoration. He was known by the courtesy title of Count of Chinon until 1788, then Duke of Fronsac until 1791, when he succeeded his father as Duke of Richelieu .
Aug. 12, 2024, marks the 400th anniversary of Cardinal Richelieu assuming the post of the First Minister of France. Born in Paris in 1585, by 1608, the 21-year-old Armand Jean du Plessis became a ...
The title was created in September 1655 on the locality of Jumilhac-le-Grand, capital of the canton of the district of Nontron. It was created in favor of François Chapelle (d. 1675), Knight, Lord of Jumilhac. His descendants bore the title of Duke of Richelieu from 1822 to 1952. [1]
From 1722 to 1734, the future 4th Duke of Villeroy sat as a Peer of France with the title of Duke of Retz. Duke of Biron: 1598 Gontaut: 1602 Duchy-peerage created in 1598 on Biron (department of Dordogne) for Marshal Charles de Gontaut. Title extinguished in 1793 with the 8th Duke, Armand Louis de Gontaut, also Duke of Lauzun. Duke of Damville ...