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why is Richelieu called "Cardinal"?

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message 1: by Don Incognito (new) - rated it 3 stars
May 08, 2024 04:56PM

Don Incognito As far as I know, a Cardinal is a very high-ranking Roman Catholic priest; so I have no idea why Richelieu in The Three Musketeers is called the Cardinal. Was that also the title of the French prime minister at that time, which Richelieu is?


message 2: by Igenlode (new) - rated it 4 stars
Feb 22, 2025 12:21PM

Igenlode Wordsmith Richelieu was both a French Cardinal and the chief minister of France (and holds the rank of Duc de Richelieu - that's his title, not his personal name).
Like Thomas à Becket in England, he is a politician-priest.


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