Duc de Richelieu

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The title Duc de Richelieu , Peer of France , was created on Nov. 26, 1629 for Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu (1585–1642); he was chief minister of Louis XIII.

Transferability

Coat of arms of the de Vignerot du Plessis

Since the Duc de Richelieu was church prince, he could not transfer his title to descendants. However, he got the right to the eldest son of his great-nephew Armand Jean de Vignerot du Plessis (the name Vignerot, brother-in-law of Richelieu , and his descendants is also written Vignerod), grandson of his eldest sister Françoise (1577-1615), the wife from René de Vignerot, Lord ("seigneur") of Pontcourlay († 1625), to transfer.

Armand Jean de Vignerot added that of the Cardinal (du Plessis) to his name, adopted his coat of arms and was appointed Duc de Richelieu and Peer of France in 1697.

The title was passed on twice: in 1822 and 1879. Armand Emmanuel du Plessis, duc de Richelieu had no offspring, but received the right that the title “Duc de Richelieu” on the son of his half-sister Simplice, née d'Antoine-Pierre de La Chapelle de Saint-Jean de Jumilhac, with the possibility of transmission to his younger brother, if he dies without male heirs; this actually happened, so that the title fell to his nephew.

The title expired in 1952 with the 7th Duc de Richelieu and Alice Heine (1858-1925), who was widowed in 1880 and married Prince Albert I of Monaco in 1889 . According to the will of 1930, most of the Ducs de Richelieu's fortune (especially Richelieu Castle and family documents) went to the University of Paris and today forms the basis for the distribution of a variety of academic awards from the university. The records are kept in the Victor Cousin Library , a division of the Sorbonne Library. The award is determined by the university's office.

Chronology of the Ducs de Richelieu

Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinal Richelieu's coat of arms
  1. 1629–1642: Armand Jean du Plessis, duc de Richelieu (1585–1642) cardinal, 1st duc de Richelieu, chief minister under Louis XIII.
  2. 1657–1715: Armand Jean de Vignerot du Plessis (1639–1715), 2nd Duc de Richelieu, great-nephew of the predecessor.
  3. 1715–1788: Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis (1696–1788), 3rd Duc de Richelieu, Marshal of France , son of the predecessor.
  4. 1788–1791: Louis Antoine Sophie de Vignerot du Plessis (1736–1791), 4th Duc de Richelieu, son of the predecessor.
  5. 1791–1822: Armand Emmanuel du Plessis, duc de Richelieu (1766–1822), 5th Duc de Richelieu, Council President and Foreign Minister , son of predecessor.
  6. 1822–1879: Armand François Odet de La Chapelle de Saint-Jean de Jumilhac (1804–1879), 6th Duc de Richelieu, nephew of the predecessor.
  7. 1879–1880: Marie Odet Richard Armand de La Chapelle de Saint-Jean de Jumilhac (1847–1880), 7th Duc de Richelieu, nephew of the predecessor.
  8. 1880–1952: Marie Odet Jean Armand de La Chapelle de Saint-Jean de Jumilhac (1875–1952), 8th and last Duc de Richelieu, son of the predecessor.