The Three Musketeers
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why is Richelieu called "Cardinal"?
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Don Incognito
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May 08, 2024 04:56PM
As far as I know, a Cardinal is a very high-ranking Roman Catholic priest; so I have no idea why Richelieu in The Three Musketeers is called the Cardinal. Was that also the title of the French prime minister at that time, which Richelieu is?
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Richelieu was both a French Cardinal and the chief minister of France (and holds the rank of Duc de Richelieu - that's his title, not his personal name).Like Thomas à Becket in England, he is a politician-priest.
