One of the most notorious political men who also pretended to be a man of God, was Cardinal Armand Jean du Plessis, Duke of Richelieu and Fronsac (1585 – 1642), who is commonly referred to as Cardinal Richelieu. Richelieu was a French nobleman and statesman who then pretended to be religious. During the 17th century, controlling the Catholic Church and using God for the political cover was the name of the game. Richelieu was consecrated as a bishop in 1607 and then was appointed Foreign Secretary of the French government in 1616. Richelieu rose through the political ranks in both the Catholic Church and the French government. By becoming a cardinal in 1622, he then became King Louis XIII’s chief minister in 1624! He remained in office until his death in 1642.
This post was published at Armstrong Economics on Dec 1, 2017.
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