(Q548497)

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François Leclerc du Tremblay

French Capuchin friar and political adviser (1577–1638)

  • Joseph, père, 1577-1638
  • Father Joseph
  • François-Joseph le Clerc du Tremblay
  • Le Clerc du Tremblay, François, 1577-1638
  • Gray Eminence

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François Leclerc du Tremblay (French)
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François Leclerc du Tremblay

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Joseph, père, 1577-1638
Le Clerc Du Tremblay, François, 1577-1638
Variants Clerc Du Tremblay, François Le, 1577-1638 Du Tremlay, François, 1577-1638 Le Clerc Du Tremblay, François, 1577-1638 Leclerc du Tremblay, François, 1577-1638 Tremblay, François Le Clerc Du, 1577-1638
Le Clerc du Tremblay, François, 1577-1638
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Father Joseph / French mystic and religious reformer
the Gray Eminence
Père Joseph
l’Éminence Grise
François-Joseph le Clerc du Tremblay
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Father Joseph, byname the Gray Eminence, French Père Joseph, or l’Éminence Grise, original name François-Joseph le Clerc du Tremblay, (born Nov. 4, 1577, Paris—died Dec. 18, 1638, Rueil, Fr.), French mystic and religious reformer whose collaboration with Cardinal de Richelieu (the “Red Eminence”) gave him powers akin to those of a foreign minister, especially during Richelieu’s ambitious campaign to finance France’s participation in what became known as the Thirty Years’ War. (English)
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