What was Cardinal Richelieu's full name?
Q: What was Cardinal Richelieu's full name?
A: His full name was Armand Jean du Plessis.
Q: How old was Cardinal Richelieu when he became a bishop?
A: He was 21 years old when he became a bishop, but obtained a dispensation from the pope in order to do so.
Q: When did Cardinal Richelieu become King Louis XIII's chief minister?
A: He became King Louis XIII's chief minister in 1624.
Q: What is the title that Cardinal Richelieu is sometimes said to have held?
A: He is sometimes said to be the world's first Prime Minister, as he was often known by the title of the King's "Chief Minister".
Q: What did Cardinal Richelieu seek to do politically?
A: He sought to consolidate royal power and crush domestic factions, transforming France into a strongly centralized state.
Q: What foreign policy objective did he have? A: His chief foreign policy objective was to check the power of the Austro-Spanish Habsburg dynasty; although a Roman Catholic cardinal, he did not hesitate to make alliances with Protestant rulers in order to achieve this goal.
Q: What treaty returned Quebec back under French rule after it had been captured by the Kirkes in 1629? A: The Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye returned Quebec back under French rule after it had been captured by the Kirkes in 1629.
