Richelieu (, ; ) may refer to:
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Cardinal Richelieu
Armand Jean du Plessis, Duke of Richelieu (; 9 September 1585 – 4 December 1642), known as Cardinal Richelieu, was a French clergyman and statesman. He was also known as ''l'Éminence rouge'', or "the Red Eminence", a term derived from the ...
(Armand-Jean du Plessis, 1585–1642), Louis XIII's chief minister
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Alphonse-Louis du Plessis de Richelieu
Alphonse-Louis du Plessis de Richelieu (1582 – 23 March 1653) was a French Carthusian, bishop and Cardinal. He was the elder brother of Armand Cardinal Richelieu, the celebrated minister of Louis XIII.
He was educated at the Collège de Nava ...
(1582–1653), French Carthusian bishop and Cardinal
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Louis François Armand du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, duc de Richelieu (; 13 March 1696 – 8 August 1788), was a French soldier, diplomat and statesman. He joined the army and participated in three major wars. He eventually rose to the rank of Marsha ...
(1696–1788), marshal of France, grandnephew of the cardinal
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Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon
Emmanuel-Armand de Vignerot du Plessis-Richelieu, Duke of d'Aiguillon (31 July 17201 September 1788), was a French soldier and statesman, and a nephew of Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd Duke of Richelieu. He served as the Secretary of State f ...
(1720–1782), statesman, nephew of the marshal
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Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, (1766–1822), statesman, grandson of the marshal
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Duke of Richelieu
Duke of Richelieu (french: duc de Richelieu) was a title of French nobility. It was created on 26 November 1629 for Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu (known as Cardinal Richelieu) who, as a Roman Catholic clergyman, had no issue to pass it down ...
, a title in the peerage of France created for Cardinal Richelieu
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Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu
Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu (24 February 1852 – 25 March 1932) was a Danish naval officer and businessman who became a Siamese admiral and minister of the navy. He was granted the Thai noble title Phraya Chonlayutthayothin ( th, พระ ...
(1852–1932), Danish naval officer and businessman
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Richelieu Levoyer
Richelieu Levoyer Artieda (June 17, 1930 – December 21, 2015) was an Ecuadorian Army General and politician. He was the son of painter Jorge Levoyer and educator Delia Maria Artieda.
General Levoyer was the Southern Front Commander during th ...
(1930–2015), politician of the Republic of Ecuador
Places
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Richelieu, Quebec
Richelieu is a city in Rouville Regional County Municipality, in the province of Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2021 Census was 5,742. Its name comes from the fact that it lies along the Richelieu River.
Demographics
In the 20 ...
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Richelieu (electoral district)
Richelieu was a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1867 to 1935.
It was created by the ''British North America Act'', 1867 and was amalgamated into the Richelieu—Verchère ...
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Richelieu (provincial electoral district)
Richelieu is a provincial electoral riding in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada, which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes the municipalities of Sorel-Tracy, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Saint-Roch-de-Richel ...
, Quebec
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Richelieu River
The Richelieu River () is a river of Quebec, Canada, and a major right-bank tributary of the St. Lawrence River. It rises at Lake Champlain, from which it flows northward through Quebec and empties into the St. Lawrence. It was formerly kno ...
, Quebec
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Richelieu River (Montmorency River tributary)
The Richelieu River is a tributary of the west bank of the Montmorency River. This watercourse flows on the north shore of the Saint-Laurent river, in the municipality of Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, in the La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipa ...
, in La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada
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Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire
Richelieu () is a commune in the Indre-et-Loire department in central France.
It lies south of Chinon and west of Sainte-Maure de Touraine and is surrounded by mostly agricultural land. Its inhabitants are called Richelais, and Richelaises.
Becau ...
, France
Ships
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French ship ''Richelieu''
* , originally named ''Richelieu''
* , a lake freighter for
Canada Steamship Lines
Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) is a shipping company with headquarters in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The business has been operating for well over a century and a half.
Beginnings
CSL had humble beginnings in Canada East in 1845, operating river boa ...
Entertainment
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''Richelieu'' (play), a play written by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1839
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''Richelieu'' (film), a 1914 film based on the play
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Richelieu (novel)
Richelieu (, ; ) may refer to:
People
* Cardinal Richelieu (Armand-Jean du Plessis, 1585–1642), Louis XIII's chief minister
* Alphonse-Louis du Plessis de Richelieu (1582–1653), French Carthusian bishop and Cardinal
* Louis François Armand ...
, a novel written by
George Payne Rainsford James
George Payne Rainsford James (9 August 1799 – 9 June 1860), was an English novelist and historical writer, the son of a physician in London. He was for many years British Consul at various places in the United States and on the Continent. ...
, 1829
Other
* The French term for
Oxford shoes
Oxford () is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. In 2020, its population was estimated at 151,584. It is north-west of London, south-east of Birmingham and north-east of Bristol. The city is home to the Un ...
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