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- The rise of literary salons and Cénacles under the reign of Louis XIII prompted his minister, Cardinal Richelieu, to create the Académie Française in 1635, of which he would be the patron.
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The institution had previously been in informal existence; in 1635, however, Cardinal Richelieu obtained official letters patent for the body. The Académie française includes 40 members, promotes French literature, and remains the official authority on the French language.
Sep 5, 2024 · Cardinal Richelieu (1585–1642) was the chief minister to King Louis XIII of France from 1624 to 1642. His major goals were the establishment of royal absolutism in France and the end of Spanish-Habsburg hegemony in Europe.
Mar 17, 2015 · Richelieu rallied Savoy, Parma and Mantua into an alliance to attack Milan in July 1635. He took under his wing Bernard, Duke of Saxe-Weimar, the successful military commander of the Swedish army. But for all this activity, France was not safe.
Some of Richelieu's strongest enemies had to be given army commands after 1635, and at least one used his army to provoke a rebellion in 1641. The cardinal's most spectacular success lay in turning the previously rebellious Bourbon-Cond é family into allies, even to the extent of securing the marriage of its heir, the future "great" Cond é ...
Jun 25, 2019 · Richelieu is best known for three things: his unabashed authoritarianism, his efforts to stiffen the sinews of the French state, and his decision to position France as a counterweight to Habsburg hegemony through a network of alliances with Protestant powers.
Summary. Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Duc de Richelieu, and Giulio Mazzarino, Cardinal Mazarin, respectively first ministers of France from 1624 to 1642 and 1643 to 1661, might seem the personification of early modern statesmanship.
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duke of Richelieu, was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was also chief minister of state to Louis XIII from 1624 to 1642.
