Post by The Cardinal on May 20, 2015 17:38:27 GMT -5
Yes, I'm going with a revamped version of Cardinal Richelieu from The Three Musketeers.
His bio at Wikipedia is very long, and it will need to be tweaked to fit board history.
PB is Peter Capaldi
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Cardinal Richelieu
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
His Grand Eminence
Armand-Jean du Plessis
Cardinal de Richelieu
Bishop of Luçon
Installed 17 April 1607
Term ended 29 April 1624
Predecessor Alphonse-Louis du Plessis de Richelieu
Successor Jules Mazarin
Other posts
Duke of Richelieu
Duke of Fronsac
Chief Minister of the French King (1624–1642)
Orders
Consecration 17 April 1607
by Anne d'Escars de Givry
Created Cardinal 5 September 1622
Rank Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born 9 September 1585
Paris, France
Died 4 December 1642 (aged 57)
Paris, France
Nationality French
Denomination Roman Catholic
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Territorial abbot Coadjutor of Cluny (1627–1635)
Territorial abbot of Cluny (1635–1642)
Alma mater Collège de Navarre
Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal-Duke of Richelieu and of Fronsac (9 September 1585 – 4 December 1642) was a French clergyman, noble and statesman. He was consecrated as a bishop in 1607 and was appointed Foreign Secretary in 1616. Richelieu soon rose in both the Catholic Church and the French government, becoming a cardinal in 1622, and King Louis XIII's chief minister in 1624. He remained in office until his death in 1642; he was succeeded by Cardinal Mazarin, whose career he had fostered.
The Cardinal de Richelieu was often known by the title of the King's "Chief Minister" or "First Minister". He sought to consolidate royal power and crush domestic factions. By restraining the power of the nobility, he transformed France into a strong, centralized state. His chief foreign policy objective was to check the power of the Austro-Spanish Habsburg dynasty, and to ensure French dominance in the Thirty Years' War that engulfed Europe. Although he was a cardinal, he did not hesitate to make alliances with Protestant rulers in attempting to achieve his goals. While a powerful political figure, events like the Day of the Dupes show that in fact he very much depended on the King's confidence to keep this power.
Richelieu was also famous for his patronage of the arts; most notably, he founded the Académie Française, the learned society responsible for matters pertaining to the French language. Richelieu is also known by the sobriquet l'Éminence rouge ("the Red Eminence"), from the red shade of a cardinal's clerical dress and the style "eminence" as a cardinal. As an advocate for Samuel de Champlain and of the retention of New France, he founded the Compagnie des Cent-Associés and saw the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye return Quebec City to French rule under Champlain, after the settlement had been taken by the Kirkes in 1629. This in part allowed the colony to eventually develop into the heartland of Francophone culture in North America.
He is also a leading character in The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas and its subsequent film adaptations, portrayed as a main antagonist, and a powerful ruler, even more powerful than the King himself.
The rest of the bio can be found here.
I will add the part here about his board history with The Musketeers and Karenza's merry band of Avalonian cohorts.
Karen
His bio at Wikipedia is very long, and it will need to be tweaked to fit board history.
PB is Peter Capaldi
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Cardinal Richelieu
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
His Grand Eminence
Armand-Jean du Plessis
Cardinal de Richelieu
Bishop of Luçon
Installed 17 April 1607
Term ended 29 April 1624
Predecessor Alphonse-Louis du Plessis de Richelieu
Successor Jules Mazarin
Other posts
Duke of Richelieu
Duke of Fronsac
Chief Minister of the French King (1624–1642)
Orders
Consecration 17 April 1607
by Anne d'Escars de Givry
Created Cardinal 5 September 1622
Rank Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born 9 September 1585
Paris, France
Died 4 December 1642 (aged 57)
Paris, France
Nationality French
Denomination Roman Catholic
Previous post
Territorial abbot Coadjutor of Cluny (1627–1635)
Territorial abbot of Cluny (1635–1642)
Alma mater Collège de Navarre
Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal-Duke of Richelieu and of Fronsac (9 September 1585 – 4 December 1642) was a French clergyman, noble and statesman. He was consecrated as a bishop in 1607 and was appointed Foreign Secretary in 1616. Richelieu soon rose in both the Catholic Church and the French government, becoming a cardinal in 1622, and King Louis XIII's chief minister in 1624. He remained in office until his death in 1642; he was succeeded by Cardinal Mazarin, whose career he had fostered.
The Cardinal de Richelieu was often known by the title of the King's "Chief Minister" or "First Minister". He sought to consolidate royal power and crush domestic factions. By restraining the power of the nobility, he transformed France into a strong, centralized state. His chief foreign policy objective was to check the power of the Austro-Spanish Habsburg dynasty, and to ensure French dominance in the Thirty Years' War that engulfed Europe. Although he was a cardinal, he did not hesitate to make alliances with Protestant rulers in attempting to achieve his goals. While a powerful political figure, events like the Day of the Dupes show that in fact he very much depended on the King's confidence to keep this power.
Richelieu was also famous for his patronage of the arts; most notably, he founded the Académie Française, the learned society responsible for matters pertaining to the French language. Richelieu is also known by the sobriquet l'Éminence rouge ("the Red Eminence"), from the red shade of a cardinal's clerical dress and the style "eminence" as a cardinal. As an advocate for Samuel de Champlain and of the retention of New France, he founded the Compagnie des Cent-Associés and saw the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye return Quebec City to French rule under Champlain, after the settlement had been taken by the Kirkes in 1629. This in part allowed the colony to eventually develop into the heartland of Francophone culture in North America.
He is also a leading character in The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas and its subsequent film adaptations, portrayed as a main antagonist, and a powerful ruler, even more powerful than the King himself.
The rest of the bio can be found here.
I will add the part here about his board history with The Musketeers and Karenza's merry band of Avalonian cohorts.
Karen
