Ordination history of Cardinal Richelieu Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Anne d'Escars de Givry Date of consecration 17 April 1607 Cardinalate Date of elevation 5 September 1622 Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal-Duke of Richelieu and of Fronsac (English pronunciation: /ˈrɪʃəluː/; French pronunciation: [ʁiʃəljø]; 9 September 1585 – 4 December 1642) was a French clergyman, noble and statesman. He was...
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Ordination history of Cardinal Richelieu Episcopal consecration Principal consecrator Anne d'Escars de Givry Date of consecration 17 April 1607 Cardinalate Date of elevation 5 September 1622 Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal-Duke of Richelieu and of Fronsac (English pronunciation: /ˈrɪʃəluː/; French pronunciation: [ʁiʃəljø]; 9 September 1585 – 4 December 1642) was a French clergyman, noble and statesman. He was...