Éminence rouge

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Éminence rouge is the famous nickname of Cardinal Richelieu, the powerful 17th-century French statesman and chief minister to King Louis XIII.

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Éminence rouge canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf nickname ⓘ
sobriquet ⓘ
appliedBy contemporaries of Cardinal Richelieu ⓘ
later historians ⓘ
appliedTo Armand Jean du Plessis ⓘ
linked to: Cardinal Richelieu
associatedCentury 17th century ⓘ
associatedCountry France ⓘ
associatedMonarch Louis XIII of France ⓘ
linked to: King Louis XIII
associatedWithInstitution Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
associatedWithOffice Chief Minister to Louis XIII ⓘ
associatedWithTitle Cardinal ⓘ
colorReference red ⓘ
colorSymbolism cardinal’s red robes ⓘ
connotation behind-the-scenes influence ⓘ
political power ⓘ
culturalRole archetype of powerful royal minister ⓘ
symbol of clerical statesmanship ⓘ
describesAttributeOf Richelieu’s dominance in royal government ⓘ
Richelieu’s ecclesiastical status ⓘ
fieldOfUse French historiography ⓘ
biographical literature ⓘ
political history ⓘ
hasGenderAssociation male ⓘ
hasNotableReference biographies of Cardinal Richelieu ⓘ
works on the reign of Louis XIII ⓘ
historicalContext Ancien Régime France ⓘ
linked to: Ancien Régime
honorificBase Éminence ⓘ
honorificType ecclesiastical honorific ⓘ
language French ⓘ
meaning Red Eminence ⓘ
notableBearer Cardinal Richelieu ⓘ
notableIn European political history ⓘ
refersTo Cardinal Richelieu ⓘ
refersToOccupation cardinal ⓘ
refersToRole chief minister of France ⓘ
principal minister of King Louis XIII ⓘ
relatedConcept absolutist monarchy in France ⓘ
cardinal’s red habit ⓘ
relatedTo Richelieu’s centralization of royal power ⓘ
Richelieu’s role in the Thirty Years’ War ⓘ
timePeriodOfUse 17th century France ⓘ
usedFor Cardinal Richelieu’s public image ⓘ
usedIn French language writings about Richelieu ⓘ
historical narratives of Louis XIII’s reign ⓘ

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Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu → knownAs → Éminence rouge ⓘ
subject linked to: Armand