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After Richelieu’s death in December 1642, Louis XIII took Mazarin into the conseil d’état. There Mazarin remained after the demise of the king in 1643, and he was retained by the Queen Mother and Regent, Anne of Austria, as principal minister. The emergence of this Italian at the pinnacle of political power in France is one of the more ...
Mazarin served as the chief minister of France during the minority of Louis XIV. Along with the young king’s mother, Anne of Austria, Mazarin sought to continue the work of his predecessor Cardinal Richelieu in expanding the already great authority of the Crown. His efforts were met with waves of violent opposition spearheaded by rebellious ...
Cardinal Mazarin and the Fronde. France we know, but French governments perplex us, writes J.H.M. Salmon. Mazarin’s was one of the oddest regimes that France has undergone. This Italian “condottiere in diplomacy” ruled France, despite recalcitrant noblemen and civil war, for nearly twenty years. J.H.M. Salmon | Published in History Today ...
The Mazarin Gallery is one of the few surviving examples of Baroque galleries in France. It is a listed historical monument. A vestige of the Mazarin palace and initially dedicated to the presentation of the jewels of its collection, the gallery has today regained its original purpose and is an integral part of the Bibliothèque’s Museum.
Jules kardinál Mazarin (výslovnost: žil mazaren, italsky Giulio Mazzarino; 14. července 1602 – 9. března 1661) byl původem italský politik a diplomat, který od roku 1642 až do své smrti působil jako první ministr Francie. V letech 1642–1661 byl nejvlivnějším a nejmocnějším mužem francouzské politiky. Od roku 1641 měl ...
Cardinal Jules Mazarin was an Italian cardinal, diplomat, and politician who served as the Chief Minister to the King of France from 1642 until his death in 1661. After serving in the papal army and diplomatic service and at the French court, he entered the service of France and made himself valuable to King Louis XIII’s chief minister, Cardinal Richelieu, who brought him into the council of state.
The cardinal certainly made an impression on history. In addition to presiding over the Peace of Westphalia, which brought Alsace and Lorraine to France, he also directed France at the Peace of the Pyrenees with Spain. This not only brought France tangible possessions in Roussillon and Artois, but also included the marriage alliance of Louis ...
