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François Leclerc du Tremblay is the figure in black, depicted descending the staircase in this oil painting (1873) by Jean-Léon Gérôme.. François Leclerc du Tremblay (4 November 1577 – 17 December 1638), also known as Père Joseph, was a French Capuchin friar, confidant and agent of Cardinal Richelieu. [1]
The cardinal had been a friend of Cinq-Mars's father. [71] More importantly, Richelieu hoped that Cinq-Mars would become Louis's favourite, so that he could indirectly exercise greater influence over the monarch's decisions. Cinq-Mars had become the royal favourite by 1639, but, contrary to Cardinal Richelieu's belief, he was not easy to control.
It was created on 26 November 1629 for Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu (known as Cardinal Richelieu) who, as a Catholic clergyman, had no issue to pass it down to. It instead passed to his great-nephew, Armand Jean de Vignerot , [ 2 ] grandson of his elder sister Françoise du Plessis (1577–1615), who had married René de Vignerot ...
He was known from birth by the courtesy title of comte de Chinon, since the title of duc de Fronsac was being used as a courtesy title by his father until the death of the 3rd Duke of Richelieu in 1788. At that point, his father inherited the more senior title of duc de Richelieu, and Armand Emmanuel in turn used the courtesy title of duc de ...
François Leclerc du Tremblay (the figure in dark grey), depicted descending the staircase in this oil painting (1873) by Jean-Léon Gérôme. An éminence grise (French pronunciation: [eminɑ̃s ɡʁiz]) or gray eminence is a powerful decision-maker or advisor who operates "behind the scenes", usually in a non-public or unofficial capacity.
Harsh self-talk covered up the reality of my father’s inherent worth, blinding him to the fact that he, too, was all the colors. My first word was “Dada.” My father’s last word was ...
Patrick Mahomes Sr. GettyImages-1088685882 KANSAS CITY, MO - DECEMBER 30: Pat Mahomes, father of Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs, watches pregame warmups prior to the game between ...
“My dad spent 14 years writing a book. He worked full time and his kids came first. But (he) made time for his book,” Richards’ daughter wrote in a TikTok video posted Feb. 8.