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Richelieu's successes were extremely important to Louis XIII's successor, King Louis XIV. He continued Richelieu's work of creating an absolute monarchy; in the same vein as the cardinal, he enacted policies that further suppressed the once-mighty aristocracy, and utterly destroyed all remnants of Huguenot political power with the Edict of ...
The plotters planned to have the Anne of Austria marry the future king, leaving her on the throne after the removal of her husband. [5] The Duke of Vendôme would then become the power behind the throne. The Count of Chalais, a gentleman of the king's household, was highly regarded by the king, who had appointed him master of the wardrobe.
Anne was born in Valladolid to King Philip III of Spain and Margaret of Austria. She was betrothed to King Louis XIII of France in 1612 and they married three years later. The two had a difficult marital relationship, exacerbated by her miscarriages and the anti-Habsburg stance of Louis' first minister, Cardinal Richelieu.
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. It instead passed to his great-nephew, Armand Jean de Vignerot , [ 2 ] grandson of his elder sister Françoise du Plessis (1577–1615), who had married René de Vignerot ...
The Château de Richelieu was an enormous 17th-century château (manor house) built by the French clergyman, nobleman, and statesman Cardinal Richelieu (1585–1642) in Touraine. It was demolished for building materials in 1805 and almost nothing of it remains today.
The State Barge of Cardinal Richelieu on the Rhône is an 1829 history painting by the French artist Paul Delaroche. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It depicts the state barge of Cardinal Richelieu on the River Rhône in Southern France .
Articles relating to Cardinal Richelieu, First Minister of State (1585–1642, term 1624-1642) and his term in office. Subcategories.
As the son of the marquis d'Effiat, a famous Superintendent of Finances who was also a good friend of Richelieu's, Cinq-Mars came to court very early.. In 1639, after the exile of the royal favourite Marie de Hautefort, Richelieu introduced the young Cinq-Mars to Louis, hoping he would find favour with the king, thus allowing Richelieu to exercise even greater control over the king.