Richelieu (, ; ) may refer to:

People

Cardinal Richelieu Armand Jean du Plessis, 1st Duke of Richelieu (9 September 1585 – 4 December 1642), commonly known as Cardinal Richelieu, was a Catholic Church in France, French Catholic prelate and statesman who had an outsized influence in civil and religi ...

(Armand-Jean du Plessis, 1585–1642), Louis XIII's chief minister *

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. Life He was born in Paris and was ed ...

(1582–1653), French Carthusian bishop and Cardinal *

Louis François Armand du Plessis, duc de Richelieu Louis may refer to: People * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer Other uses * Louis (coin), a French coin * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also * ...

(1696–1788), marshal of France, grandnephew of the cardinal *

Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon Emmanuel Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, Duke of 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 for Foreign ...

(1720–1782), statesman, nephew of the marshal *

Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu Armand Emmanuel Sophie Septimanie de Vignerot du Plessis, 5th Duke of Richelieu and Fronsac (25 September 176617 May 1822), was a French statesman during the Bourbon Restoration. He was known by the courtesy title of Count of Chinon until 178 ...

, (1766–1822), statesman, grandson of the marshal *

Duke of Richelieu Duke of 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 Catholic clergyman, had no issue to pass it down to. It instead passed to hi ...

, a title in the peerage of France created for Cardinal Richelieu * Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu (1852–1932), Danish naval officer and businessman * Richelieu Levoyer (1930–2015), politician of the Republic of Ecuador

Places

* Richelieu, Kentucky, United States * Richelieu, Quebec, Canada * Richelieu (federal electoral district), Quebec *

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-Ric ...

, Quebec *

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 *

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 Munici ...

, in La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada *

Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire Richelieu () is a Communes of France, commune in the Indre-et-Loire Departments of France, 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 a ...

, France

Ships

* (1873) * (1939) * 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 ...

Entertainment

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 Arman ...

, 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 * ''Richelieu'' (play), a play written by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1839 * ''Richelieu'' (1914 film), a film based on the play * ''Richelieu'' (2023 film), also called ''Temporaries'', a Canadian drama film directed by Pier-Philippe Chevigny

Other

* The French term for Oxford shoes {{disambiguation, geo