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Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis
Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis (1585–1642), French theologian and politician. He was created a cardinal in 1622; he became President of the Council of Ministers in 1624 and from 1629 he was chief minister of France. Seeking to establish a centralized absolutism, he opposed both the feudal aristocracy and the Huguenots; the latter were defeated at La Rochelle in 1628 and their political privileges abolished. Abroad he allied himself with the Protestant German princes and with Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden against the Emperor, thereby impeding the progress of the Counter-Reformation in Germany. He kept his political and religious commitments separate. He was Abbot-General of Cluny from 1629 and encouraged reform of the Benedictine and other religious orders, and he fostered the revival of religious practice and the training of priests.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-RichelieuArmandJeandPlsss.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-RichelieuArmandJeandPlsss.html |
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Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, Duc de
Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, Duc de (1585–1642) French cardinal and statesman. A protégé of Marie de Médicis and a cardinal from 1622, Richelieu became chief of the royal council in 1624. He suppressed the military and political power of the Huguenots, but tolerated Protestant religious practices. He alienated many powerful Catholics by his assertion of the primacy of state interests. He survived several aristocratic plots against him. In the Thirty Years' War, he formed alliances with Protestant powers against the Habsburgs. His more scholarly interests resulted in the foundation of the Académie Française (1635).
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"Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, Duc de." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, Duc de." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-RichelieuArmndJndPlsssDcd.html "Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis, Duc de." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-RichelieuArmndJndPlsssDcd.html |
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Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis
Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis (1585–1642) French cardinal and statesman. From 1624 to 1642 he was chief minister of Louis XIII, dominating French government. He destroyed the power base of the Huguenots in the late 1620s and set out to undermine the Habsburg empire by supporting the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus in the Thirty Years War, involving France from 1635. In the same year, Richelieu was also responsible for establishing the Académie Française.
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"Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-RichelieuArmandJeandPlsss.html "Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis." A Dictionary of World History. 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O48-RichelieuArmandJeandPlsss.html |
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