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    created duc de Richelieu and a Peer of France. In the next year, Richelieu's position was seriously threatened by his former patron, Marie de Médicis...
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    was the son of Armand Jean de Vignerot du Plessis, duc de Richelieu, who in turn was a great-nephew of Cardinal Richelieu, the prominent French statesman...
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    his father succeeded to the dukedom of Richelieu in 1788, Chinon became known as the Duke of Fronsac (duc de Fronsac). By 1789, he was a captain in the...
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  • of Richelieu (French: duc de Richelieu) was a title of French nobility. It was created on 26 November 1629 for Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu (known...
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  • Armand du Plessis, duc de Richelieu (1696–1788), marshal of France, grandnephew of the cardinal Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon (1720–1782)...
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    of Richelieu. He served as the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs under King Louis XV. He was the son of Armand-Louis de Vignerot du Plessis, duc d'Aiguillon...
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    that the Duc de Richelieu, whose statue is at the top, will be the first person to go down it. Viewed from one side, the figure [Duke de Richelieu Monument]...
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    city and the governor of New Russia, the Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, duc de Richelieu. It existed from 1817 to 1865, when it became the basis...
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    Ultra-royalists (the White Terror); after the resignation of the 5th Duc de Richelieu, he took over the day-to-day running of the ministry, although General...
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  • chercheurs et curieux (in French). Libraire de l'Institut. p. 361. Retrieved 9 October 2024. "DUC DE RICHELIEU, LAST TO HOLD TITLE Descendant of French Marshal...
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