Richelieu family

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The Richelieu family is a prominent French noble lineage best known for producing Cardinal Richelieu, the powerful 17th-century statesman and chief minister to King Louis XIII.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French noble family
aristocraticRank ducal family
associatedWithInstitution Académie française
French Catholic Church
French royal court
associatedWithPlace Château de Richelieu
Château de Rueil-Malmaison
Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire
coatOfArmsDescription gules, three chevrons argent
country France
duchyCreationDate 1631
extinctionOfMainDucalLine 19th century
hasBranch Vignerot du Plessis de Richelieu branch
hasFamilyName du Plessis de Richelieu
hasHereditaryOffice governor of Guyenne
marshal of France
peer of France
hasMotto “Deo duce” (attributed to Cardinal Richelieu)
historicalPeriodOfProminence 17th century
18th century
influenced French foreign policy in the Thirty Years' War
centralization of the French state
knownFor diplomatic service
high influence at the French royal court
military leadership
patronage of arts and architecture
producing Cardinal Richelieu, chief minister of Louis XIII
languageOfFamily French
linkedToDynasty House of Bourbon
linkedToEvent French court politics under Louis XIII
French court politics under Louis XV
development of the town of Richelieu under Cardinal Richelieu
memberOfEstate Second Estate of the Ancien Régime
linked to: Second Estate
nobleTitle Cardinal
Duke of Richelieu
notableMember Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de Richelieu
linked to: Cardinal Richelieu

Armand-Jean de Vignerot du Plessis, 2nd Duke of Richelieu
Emmanuel-Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, Duke of Aiguillon
Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd Duke of Richelieu
originatesFrom Poitiers
patronOf baroque architecture in France
construction of the planned town of Richelieu
politicalAlignment supporters of French royal absolutism
religion Roman Catholicism
seatOfDukedom Richelieu, Touraine
socialClass French nobility
titleCreatedBy Louis XIII of France
linked to: King Louis XIII

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Duke of Richelieu namedAfter Richelieu family
Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu nobleFamily House of Plessis de Richelieu
subject linked to: Armand
linked to: Richelieu family
Arms of the Richelieu family usedBy Richelieu family
Arms of the Richelieu family nobleFamily House of du Plessis de Richelieu
linked to: Richelieu family