Cardinal de Richelieu - 1642 Philippe de Champaigne @credits After Richelieu was appointed to the royal council of ministers on 29 April 1624,he intrigued against the chief minister, Charles, duc de La Vieuville.On 12 August of the same year, La Vieuville was arrested on charges of corruption, and Cardinal Richelieu took his place as the King’s principal minister the following day, although Cardinal de la Rochefoucauld nominally remained president of the council (Richelieu was officially appointed as president in November 1629).
Cardinal de Richelieu - 1642
Philippe de Champaigne

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After Richelieu was appointed to the royal council of ministers on 29 April 1624,he intrigued against the chief minister, Charles, duc de La Vieuville.On 12 August of the same year, La Vieuville was arrested on charges of corruption, and Cardinal Richelieu took his place as the King’s principal minister the following day, although Cardinal de la Rochefoucauld nominally remained president of the council (Richelieu was officially appointed as president in November 1629).

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