Duke of Richelieu

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French ducal title

The Duke of Richelieu was a French ducal title historically associated with the powerful Richelieu family, most famously linked to Cardinal Richelieu, chief minister to King Louis XIII.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Armand Emmanuel du Plessis, 5th Duke of Richelieu 1
Duc de Richelieu 1
Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, Duke of Aiguillon 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf French ducal title ⓘ
associatedDynasty House of Bourbon ⓘ
surface form: Bourbon dynasty
associatedWith Cardinal Richelieu ⓘ
surface form: Armand Jean du Plessis

Cardinal Richelieu ⓘ
French Wars of Religion ⓘ
surface form: French Wars of Religion (aftermath politics)

Ancien Régime ⓘ
surface form: French monarchy

Thirty Years' War ⓘ
surface form: Thirty Years' War (via Cardinal Richelieu)

court of Louis XIII ⓘ
country Kingdom of France ⓘ
culturalImpact associated with image of powerful royal minister ⓘ
frequently referenced in French historical literature ⓘ
genderRestriction male-preference succession (historically typical in French peerage) ⓘ
governingSystemContext absolute monarchy in France ⓘ
hasHeraldry Arms of the Richelieu family ⓘ
hasTitleStyle Duke of Richelieu self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Duc de Richelieu
historicalPeriod Ancien Régime ⓘ
surface form: Ancien Régime France
holderOccupation diplomat ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
statesman ⓘ
holderPoliticalAlignment royalist ⓘ
jurisdiction Kingdom of France ⓘ
languageOfTitle French ⓘ
linkedInstitution King Louis XIII ⓘ
surface form: French government under Louis XIII

French royal court ⓘ
monarchWhoGrantedTitle Louis XIII of France NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Richelieu family ⓘ
Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire ⓘ
nobleFamily House of Richelieu ⓘ
nobleRank Duke ⓘ
notableFor association with Cardinal Richelieu, chief minister to Louis XIII ⓘ
notableTitleHolder Duke of Richelieu self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Armand Emmanuel du Plessis, 5th Duke of Richelieu

Cardinal Richelieu ⓘ
surface form: Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de Richelieu

Duke of Richelieu self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd Duke of Richelieu
officeHeldByTitleHolder Chief Minister of France ⓘ
Prime Minister of France ⓘ
peerage Peer of France ⓘ
surface form: Peerage of France
politicalSignificance symbol of high aristocracy in Ancien Régime France ⓘ
symbol of ministerial power under Louis XIII ⓘ
region Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire ⓘ
surface form: Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire, France
relatedTitle Cardinal Richelieu ⓘ
surface form: Cardinal de Richelieu
religiousAssociationViaHolder Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
seat Château de Richelieu ⓘ
socialClass French nobility ⓘ
titleHolder Cardinal Richelieu ⓘ
surface form: Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de Richelieu
titleStatus extinct ⓘ
titleType hereditary peerage ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bourbon Restoration → hasKeyFigure → Duke of Richelieu ⓘ
Duke of Richelieu → hasTitleStyle → Duke of Richelieu self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Duc de Richelieu
du Plessis → nobilityTitleAssociated → Duke of Richelieu ⓘ
Cardinal Richelieu → nobleTitle → Duke of Richelieu ⓘ
Duke of Richelieu → notableTitleHolder → Duke of Richelieu self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd Duke of Richelieu
Duke of Richelieu → notableTitleHolder → Duke of Richelieu self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Armand Emmanuel du Plessis, 5th Duke of Richelieu
subject surface form: Duke of Choiseul
this entity surface form: Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, Duke of Aiguillon