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Duc de Richelieu

noun

French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642). Synonyms: Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu, Richelieu.

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... accused, as has been suggested, by Holbach's circle "de caresser les gens en place, et d'abandonner ceux qui n'y sont plus." [58:12] M. Avenel believed that he suspected Holbach himself of making these accusations. Voltaire's letter to the Duc de Richelieu, Nov. 1, 1770, [58:13] seems ...

— Baron d'Holbach • Max Pearson Cushing

Words linked to "Duc de Richelieu" : prelate, hierarch, national leader, statesman, primate, archpriest, solon, high priest