1585–1642
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu
French clergyman, cardinal, noble and statesman
Armand-Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu was born on 9 September 1585 and died on 4 December 1642, aged 57 years and 86 days. That is 20,905 days in all.
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