|
Cabale Des Importants
The Cabale des Importants (Cabal of the Important, or Conjuration of the Important) is the name given to a plot organized in the last days of August 1643Philippe Delorme, ''Anne d'Autriche'', Pygmalion 1999, p.228 by François_de_Vendôme,_duc_de_Beaufort, François de Vendôme, duke of Duke_of_Beaufort_(France), Beaufort, and Marie de Rohan, duchess of Chevreuse, with the help of many "Great" of the time. The aim of this plot was to remove Jules Raymond Mazarin, Cardinal Mazarin from power, as he was considered to be too hostile to the interests of that nobility, and to also sign a separate peace with Spain. This plot was a failure: the Duke of Beaufort was arrested and imprisoned, and other conspirators were exiled. Background Louis XIII died on May 14, 1643, six months after his minister Cardinal Richelieu, Richelieu. Their policy was aimed at strengthening royal power against the French nobility, greats of the kingdom. The new King Louis XIV was a Minor (law), minor, and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François De Bourbon-Vendôme Duc De Beaufort
François () is a French language, French masculine given name and surname, equivalent to the English name Francis (given name), Francis. People with the given name * François Amoudruz (1926–2020), French resistance fighter * Voltaire, François-Marie Arouet (better known as Voltaire; 1694–1778), French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher * François Beauchemin (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player for the Anaheim Ducks * François Blanc (1806–1877), French entrepreneur and operator of casinos * François Bonlieu (1937–1973), French alpine skier * François Cevert (1944–1973), French racing driver * François Chau (born 1959), Cambodian American actor * François Clemmons (born 1945), American singer and actor * François Corbier (1944–2018), French television presenter and songwriter * François Coty (1874–1934), French perfumer * François Coulomb the Elder (1654–1717), French naval architect * François Coulomb the Younger (1691–1751), French ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |