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Cardinal Richlieu and the fall of protestant Rochelle
The narrative traces Cardinal Richlieu rising in France guiding a war against the protestants and securing royal authority. It recounts Marie de Medici’s opposition, the Orleans faction’s fatal repression, and Richlieu’s triumphs in war and statecraft before his death in 1642 amid a Paris triumphal scene.
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Cardinal Richlieu
France
Rochelle
Richlieu
Englith
Rochellois
Louis XIII
Europe
Austria
Germany
Flanders
Spain
Italy
Richlien
Mary of Medicis
Duke of Orleans
Marshel de Marillac
Orleans
Mary
Brussels