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5 days ago · Antal Rogán, who has been by the premier’s side for three decades and is dubbed his “Cardinal Richelieu” by opponents, is currently in charge of the government’s media strategy.
2 days ago · However, Richelieu's policies were continued by his successor Cardinal Mazarin, while gains in Alsace allowed France to focus on the war against Spain. In 1643, the Army of Flanders invaded Northern France hoping to relieve pressure elsewhere, but were decisively beaten by Condé at Rocroi on 19 May. [108]
4 days ago · Bergin, of course, is fully aware of the important role of the church in French political life as his earlier studies of Richelieu and de la Rochefoucauld show. (4) But, as the title of this work implies, Bergin consciously chose to put the political role of the Church to one side, in large part to make this ambitious undertaking possible.
3 days ago · France - Absolutism, Louis XIV, Monarchy: Thus, in religious matters (except where Jansenism was concerned), in his dealings with the nobility and the Parlement, in his attitude toward the economy, and in his manner of governing the country, Louis revealed a desire to exercise a paternal control of affairs that might suggest a modern dictator rather than a 17th-century king.
5 days ago · France was once again ruled by a regent, the queen mother, Anne of Austria. But the task of governing the country fell increasingly into the hands of another cardinal, Jules Mazarin. France - Absolutism, Religious Conflict, Louis XIII: The restoration of royal authority was not, of course, simply a matter of adjusting theories of kingship ...
4 days ago · Passing by the James A. Farley Post Office on Eighth Avenue and 33rd Street, we came across an inscription of Cardinal de Richelieu’s name in the top right corner of the facade along with a few ...
5 days ago · Horace is a play by the French dramatist Pierre Corneille, drawing on Livy 's account of the battle between the Horatii and the Curiatii. Written in reply to critics of his Le Cid, it was dedicated to cardinal Richelieu and proved the author's second major success on its premiere in March 1640. Its protagonist Horatius is more daring than ...
