Cardinal de Richelieu
Gelesen von Pamela Nagami
Eleanor C. Price
(4,722 Sterne; 9 Bewertungen)
Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de Richelieu (1585-1642), the dreaded red eminence, mentor and manager of Louis XIII, skilled in logistics, he subdued in battle the unruly Huguenot aristocracy, successfully resisted France's encirclement by the Hapsburg Empire, and laid the foundation for the absolute monarchy of Louis XIV. - Summary by Pamela Nagami (11 hr 46 min)
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A SEEMINGLY BALANCED STUDY OF RICHELIEU
AVID READER
(5 Sterne)
Well read and informative, the study shows that his driving force was always a united and powerful nation as opposed to the multitude of bickering provinces. One can question his methods, but not his success as illustrated by the despotism of Louis IV. It is unfortunate that the author was too lazy to translate the many letters, phrases, and comments which leave the reader feeling like an outsider.