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He bankrolled Sweden to wage war against the Spanish Hapsburgs. Because he was obviously Catholic and Sweden was Lutheran, this gave the Thirty Years War a greater secular focus than originally, where Ferdinand wanted to re-Catholicize the Holy Roman Empire.

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Cardinal Richelieu


When was Cardinal Richelieu born?

The date of death of Cardinal Richelieu was December 4th 1642. That is ironic because a friend's cousin's birthday is December 4th. Now that you know that you can scare the living crap out of him. But he probably wont be scared because he is 35 years old.


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Cardinal Richelieu of France was a proficient statesman and diplomat who aimed to increase French power and influence on the European stage. He often used alliances and military interventions to achieve this goal, including supporting Protestant powers in the Thirty Years' War when it suited France's interests. Richelieu's foreign policy was characterized by a realpolitik approach of advancing France's position through strategic alliances and interventions.


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On a personal level, he was known for having a double row of teeth.On a professional level, he established with Cardinal Richelieu the Academie francaise and fought the Thirty Years War.


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Cardinal Richelieu was a master in coordinating France's domestic and foreign affairs during the Thirty Years War (1618-1648). His chief goal was to prevent France from being encircled by the Habsburg dynasty, which controlled lands in Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Austria, and numerous other European possessions. As a result, Cardinal Richelieu actually supported the Protestant Swedes and German statelets against the Catholic Habsburgs, betraying his religious allegiance (he was a Catholic Cardinal), in order to preserve French independence. It was because of Richelieu's expert statesmanship that France would become the dominant power in Europe in the next century after the Peace of Westphalia, especially during the reign of Louis XIV.


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Was Richelieu a Catholic Cardinal who worked to support the interests of the state?

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