This man's enemies mistakenly believed he had been ousted in the Day of the Dupes, which partially resulted from Marie d'Medici's dislike of him.
This man was nominated as the Bishop of Luçon by Henry IV. This man defeated the Duke of Buckingham's relief force at the siege of  La Rochelle. This man's enemies mistakenly believed he had been ousted in the Day of the Dupes, which partially resulted from Marie d'Medici's dislike of him. This man appointed intendants as tax collectors to increase funding for his efforts in the (*) Thirty Year's War, which prevented his country from being encircled by Habsburgs. After his death, this man was replaced by Mazarin, and he was known as the "Red Eminence". For 10 points, name this advisor to Louis XIII who was also a French cardinal.
This man was nominated as the Bishop of Luçon by Henry IV. This man defeated the Duke of Buckingham's relief force at the siege of  La Rochelle.
Cardinal Richelieu (or Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu) &lt;BZ&gt;