Alphonse-Louis du Plessis de Richelieu

Alphonse-Louis du Plessis de Richelieu (1582 – 23 March 1653) was a French Carthusian, bishop and Cardinal. He was the elder brother of Armand Cardinal Richelieu, the celebrated minister of Louis XIII.


Alphonse-Louis du Plessis de Richelieu

Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon
Primate of the Gauls
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseLyon
Appointed1628
Term ended23 March 1653
PredecessorCharles Miron
SuccessorCamille de Neufville de Villeroy
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Trinità al Monte Picino
Orders
Consecration21 June 1626
by Guillaume d'Hugues
Created cardinal19 November 1629
by Urban VIII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born1582
Died23 March 1653 (aged 70-71)
Lyon, Kingdom of France
BuriedLyon Cathedral
Previous post(s)Archbishop of Aix
(1626-1628)
Coat of arms's coat of arms

He was educated at the Collège de Navarre. He refused the position of Bishop of Luçon, practically in the gift of his family. He joined the Carthusian Order in 1606, and became prior of Bonpas, Caumont-sur-Durance. His harsh censorship drove Renė Descartes out of France.[1]

He was archbishop of Aix in 1626, archbishop of Lyon in 1628. He was created cardinal in 1629.[2] He was named Grand Almoner of France in 1631 and presided over the funeral of King Louis XIII in June 1644.[3] He participated in the 1644 papal conclave which elected Pope Innocent X.[4]

He died on 23 March 1653 in Lyon.

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