Cardinal Richelieu
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4 days ago · Elevated to the rank of Cardinal in 1622 by Pope Gregory XV, Richelieu developed the strategy for the siege of the rebel port city whose Protestant inhabitants were relying on English help in...
2 days ago · When Cardinal Richelieu died on December 4, 1642, he was buried in the Sorbonne Chapel in Paris - an institution he financed and supported as one of the centers of the Scientific Revolution. Despite its constantly raging internal contradictions, France remained a unified country for the past 1,000 years, which is unprecedented for Europe.
5 days ago · Cardinal Richelieu famously claimed in his Testament Politique that 'There is no nation on earth so little suited to war than our own', accusing the French of fickleness and impatience in even the least of tasks.
1 day ago · She appointed Cardinal Mazarin as chief minister, giving him the daily administration of policy. She continued the policies of her late husband and Cardinal Richelieu , despite their persecution of her, in order to win absolute authority in France and victory abroad for her son.
3 days ago · Cardinal Richelieu, French chief minister from 1624 until 1642, and creator of the anti-Habsburg alliance. In March 1635, French soldiers entered the Valtellina, cutting the link between Spanish controlled Milan and the Empire.
21 hours ago · Cardinal Richelieu (1585-1642), French statesman, prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and one of the early opponents of Jansenism. Vergier in his writings insisted on the necessity of a true 'inner conversion' ( perfect contrition ) for the salvation of a Christian; the only way, according to him, to be able to receive the sacraments of penance and the Eucharist .
1 day ago · Richelieu also was a key figure in the artistic and architectural development of Paris during his years in power. He was fortunate to employ the great architect Jacques Lemercier, who built for him, close to the Louvre, the Palais-Cardinal, later the Palais-Royal; it contained
