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France: Cardinal de Richelieu (1585-1642), French bishop, politician and statesman. Triple Portrait attributed to Philippe de Champaigne (1602-1674), oil on canvas, c. 1642

Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal-Duke of Richelieu and of Fronsac (September 1585 4 December 1642), commonly referred to as Cardinal Richelieu, was a French clergyman, noble and statesman. He was consecrated as a bishop in 1607 and was appointed Foreign Secretary in 1616.<br/><br/> . Richelieu soon rose in both the Catholic Church and the French government, becoming a cardinal in 1622, and King Louis XIII's chief minister in 1624. He remained in office until his death in 1642; he was succeeded by Cardinal Mazarin, whose career he had fostered.

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Title: France: Cardinal de Richelieu (1585-1642), French bishop, politician and statesman. Triple Portrait attributed to Philippe de Champaigne (1602-1674), oil on canvas, c. 1642

Caption: Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal-Duke of Richelieu and of Fronsac (September 1585 4 December 1642), commonly referred to as Cardinal Richelieu, was a French clergyman, noble and statesman. He was consecrated as a bishop in 1607 and was appointed Foreign Secretary in 1616.

. Richelieu soon rose in both the Catholic Church and the French government, becoming a cardinal in 1622, and King Louis XIII's chief minister in 1624. He remained in office until his death in 1642; he was succeeded by Cardinal Mazarin, whose career he had fostered.

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Print size: 42.3 × 33.9 cm | 1968.5 × 1576.8 in (300 dpi)

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