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#KingLouisXIV chose not to appoint a new first minister when, on #ThisDayInHistory in 1661, #CardinalMazarin died. The steady accretion of power since #LouisXIII & #CardinalRichelieu made the "Sun King" an #absolutist ruler, but his government was still much weaker than is ours.

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Robert Nanteuil -- Portrait of Cardinal Mazarin -- 1660 -- Engraving -- Cleveland Museum of Art -- In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph King -- Public Domain

#RobertNanteuil #Art #Portrait #Print #Engraving #FrenchArt #17thCenturyArt #CardinalMazarin

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Pierre #Mignard (1612-95)
Portrait of Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino (1602-61) aka Cardinal #JulesMazarin, who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1658-60
Musée Condé
#CardinalMazarin #Mazarin

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#SimonVouet (1590-1649)
Portrait of Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino (1602-61) aka Cardinal #JulesMazarin, who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1641-9
#CardinalMazarin #Mazarin

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Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino was born in Italy's Abruzzo #OnThisDay in 1602, rising to the highest office in #France as prime minister to Louis XIII; #JulesMazarin tutored Louis XIV in the art of kingship; #CardinalMazarin was a huge figure in French history:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardina...

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