This man orchestrated the fall of the Duke de La Vieuville after he was himself dismissed from office when Charles de Luynes' conspiracy resulted in the death of his patron, Concino Concini. After personally overseeing the siege of Rochelle, this man negotiated the Peace of Alais with the Huguenots, and in the Day of the Du
This man orchestrated the fall of the Duke de La Vieuville after he was himself dismissed from office when Charles de Luynes' conspiracy resulted in the death of his patron, Concino Concini. After personally overseeing the siege of Rochelle, this man negotiated the Peace of Alais with the Huguenots, and in the Day of the Dupes, he was almost dismissed at the behest of his king's mother, Marie de Medici. A supporter of French involvement in the Thirty Years War, this man was succeeded by Cardinal Mazarin in his highest post in 1642. For 10 points, name this Chief Minister of Louis XIII.
This man orchestrated the fall of the Duke de La Vieuville after he was himself dismissed from office when Charles de Luynes' conspiracy resulted in the death of his patron, Concino Concini.
Cardinal Richelieu [or Armand Jean du Plessis]