Cardinal Mazarin

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Cardinal Mazarin was a 17th-century Italian-born French statesman and cardinal who effectively governed France during the minority of Louis XIV, consolidating royal power and continuing the policies of Cardinal Richelieu.

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instanceOf 17th-century French politician
17th-century Italian person
French person
Italian person
Roman Catholic priest
cardinal of the Catholic Church
diplomat
human
nobleman
politician
prime minister of France
statesman
advisorTo Anne of Austria
associatedWith Catholic Church
French monarchy
House of Bourbon
birthDate 1602-07-14
birthPlace Italy
Kingdom of Naples
Pescina
burialPlace Collège des Quatre-Nations
Paris
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of France
Papal States
deathDate 1661-03-09
deathPlace Kingdom of France
Vincennes
education Collegio Romano
era Ancien Régime
Fronde
Thirty Years' War
familyName Mazarin
fieldOfWork diplomacy
politics
statecraft
fullName Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino
Jules Raymond Mazarin
givenName Giulio
Jules
house House of Mazarin
knownFor consolidation of royal power in France
continuing the policies of Cardinal Richelieu
governing France during the minority of Louis XIV
role in ending the Thirty Years' War
role in the Fronde
role in the Peace of Westphalia negotiations
languageSpoken French
Italian
Latin
memberOf College of Cardinals
mentorOf Louis XIV
nativeName Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino
notableWork Treaty of Westphalia
Treaty of the Pyrenees
occupation cardinal
diplomat
politician
statesman
positionHeld Cardinal-priest of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere
Chief Minister of France
First Minister of State
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs of France
papal nuncio in France
predecessor Cardinal Richelieu
religion Catholicism
servedUnder Anne of Austria
Louis XIII of France
Louis XIV of France
successor Jean-Baptiste Colbert


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