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France and Cardinal Richelieu
Engraved portrait of Cardinal Richelieu by Robert Nanteuil (1657), Bibliothèque nationale de France.
Richelieu was also famous for his patronage of the arts. Most notably, he founded the Académie Française, the learned society responsible for matters pertaining to the French language.
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