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François du Plessis, sieur de Richelieu (c. 1548 –10 June 1590) was a French noble, military officer, and royal official during the French Wars of Religion. Born into an obscure noble family from Poitou, Richelieu began his career in the service of the Montpensier.
François IV du Plessis, seigneur de Richelieu, du Chillou, de La Vervolière et de Beçay (1548, Richelieu - 10 juin 1590, Gonesse) est un capitaine français et un grand officier de la couronne du roi Henri III.
El mariscal Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis (13 de marzo de 1696 - 8 de agosto de 1788), duque de Fronsac, duque de Richelieu (1715), príncipe de Mortagne, marqués de Pont-Courlay, conde de Cosnac, barón de Barbezieux, barón de Coze, barón de Augenon y par de Francia.
Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd Duke of Richelieu (pronounced [aʁmɑ̃ d(ə) viɲəʁo dy plɛsi]; 13 March 1696 – 8 August 1788), was a French soldier, diplomat and statesman. He joined the army and participated in three major wars. He eventually rose to the rank of Marshal of France.
Louis-François-Armand de Vignerot du Plessis est le quatrième enfant et unique fils de Armand-Jean de Vignerot du Plessis (1629-1715), ancien général des galères (1642-1661), petit-neveu du cardinal de Richelieu (1585-1642) [1], et d'Anne-Marguerite d'Acigné.
1 de dic. de 2008 · Louis-François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, duc de Fronsac and later duc de Richelieu, was born in Paris in 1696 and was a colourful character who made his presence felt in the town of Bordeaux. Appointed as Governor of Guyenne in 1755, he remained in Bordeaux until his death in 1788.
Louis-François-Armand du Plessis, duke de Richelieu was a marshal of France, and grand-nephew of Cardinal de Richelieu. Louis was ambassador to Vienna in 1725 to 1729, and in 1733–34 he served in the Rhine campaign during the War of the Polish Succession.
