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Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu

Born

in Paris, France

September 09, 1585

Died

December 04, 1642

Genre

Religion & Spirituality

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Cardinal and politician Armand Jean du Plessis, titled duc de Richelieu as chief minister of Louis XIII, worked to strengthen the authority of the monarchy and directed France during the Thirty Years' War from 1618.

Louis XIII, king from 1610, relied heavily on Armand Jean du Plessis, his adviser, in his struggles with Spain, the Huguenots, and the Habsburg family.

This clergyman, noble, and statesman, consecrated as a bishop in 1607, later entered as a secretary of state in 1616. He quickly rose in the Church and the state in 1622 and 1624.

People sometimes consider him the first prime of the world in the modern sense of the term. He sought to consolidate royal power and crush domestic factions. He restrained the power of the nobility and ...more

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	The Political Testament of Cardinal Richelieu: The Significant Chapters and Supporting Selections by Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu, Henry Bertram Hill (Translator) 3.68 avg rating — 116 ratings — published 1961 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Treatise on Perfection: Saintly Counsel on Obtaining Salvation by Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu, Robert Nixon (translator) 4.46 avg rating — 13 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cardinalul duce de Richelieu - Memorii 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1843 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Maximes d'etat, ou testament politique d'Armand du Plessis, cardinal duc de Richelieu Volume 1 of 2 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2010 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Richelieu: Maximes d'Etat, ou Testament Politique it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mémoires du Cardinal de Richelieu, 1600-1615, Vol. 1 (Classic Reprint) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Recueil des Testamens Politiques du Cardinal de Richelieu, du Duc de Lorraine, de M. Colbert Et de M. De Louvois, Vol. 2 of 4: Contenant la Seconde ... Lorraine (Classic Reprint) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Journal de Monsieur le Cardinal Duc de Richelieu, qu'Il Fait Durant le Grand Orage de la Cour, Vol. 1 of 2: Tiré des Mémoires Écrits de Sa Main; Avec ... Son Temps (Classic Reprint) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Political Testament really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Les papiers de Richelieu: Section politique extérieure, correspondance et papiers d'Etat (Monumenta Europae historica) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1997	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“If you give me six lines written by the hand of the most honest of men, I will find something in them which will hang him.”
― Cardinal Richelieu

tags: honesty, man, politics

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“Deception is the knowledge of kings.”
― Armand Jean du Plessis Richelieu

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“If you give me six sentences written by the most innocent of men, I will find something in them with which to hang them.”
― Armand Jean du Plessis Richelieu

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