Cardinal Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu

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The coat of arms of the cardinal-duc de Richelieu et de Fronsac.

Cardinal Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu et de Fronsac (born 9 September 1585, Richelieu, Poitou, France—died 4 December 1642, Paris) was a French noble and statesman, and a clergyman and cardinal of the Catholic Church.