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Duc de Richelieu   /dək di rˈɪʃəlˌu/   Listen
Duc de Richelieu

noun
1.
French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642).  Synonyms: Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal Richelieu, Richelieu.






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"Duc de richelieu" Quotes from Famous Books



... did not give much consolation to his Popeliniere when they discovered in company that famous revolving chimney, invented by the Duc de Richelieu. ...
— The Physiology of Marriage, Part II. • Honore de Balzac

... 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



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