Cardinal Richelieu
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Armand Jean du Plessis, 1st Duke of Richelieu, commonly known as Cardinal Richelieu, was a French Catholic prelate and statesman who had an outsized influence in civil and religious affairs. He became
Portrait of Richelieu by Champaigne, 1642 (Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg)
The young Louis XIII, only a figurehead during his early reign, power actually resting with his mother, Marie de' Medici
Jean Warin, Cardinal de Richelieu 1622 (obverse), 1631
On the "Day of the Dupes" in 1630, it appeared that Marie de Médici had secured Richelieu's dismissal. Richelieu, however, survived the scheme, and Marie was exiled as a result.
Tim Curry
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Timothy James Curry was an English actor and singer who amassed numerous credits on screen and stage in a career which spanned nearly 60 years. Curry made his acting debut in the West End production o
Cardinal Richelieu
…played the role in four different films), George Arliss, Miles Mander, Vincent Price, Charlton Heston, Aleksandr Trofimov, Tcheky Karyo, Stephen Rea, Tim Curry, Christoph Waltz and Peter Capaldi. Richelieu is one of the clergymen more frequently portrayed in film, notably as the lead villain in Alexandre Dumas's…
Curry in 1978
Curry in a promotional photo of his 1979 album Fearless
Curry at the 1995 Emmy Awards
Spamalot playing at the Palace Theatre in London where Curry reprised his role as King Arthur