Richelieu

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Richelieu can refer to:

Contents 1 People 2 Places 3 Literature 4 Ships

[edit] People

• Cardinal Richelieu, Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal and Duc de Richelieu (1585–1642), French Cardinal, Duke, and politician, who served as Louis XIII's chief minister
• Louis François Armand du Plessis, duc de Richelieu (1696–1788), marshal of France, grandnephew of the cardinal
• Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon, Emmanuel-Armand de Vignerot du Plessis de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon (1720–1782), statesman, nephew of the marshal
• Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, Armand Emmanuel Sophie Septemanie du Plessis, duc de Richelieu (1766–1822), statesman, grandson of the marshal

[edit] Places

In France:

• Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire, a commune of the Indre-et-Loire département in France
• Rue de Richelieu, a street of Paris.

In Canada:

• Richelieu River, in Quebec
• Richelieu, Quebec
• Richelieu (provincial electoral district), a Quebec provincial electoral district

In other places:

• Richelieu, Kentucky, the zip code is 42271
• Richelieu Rock, a famous diving site in Thailand

[edit] Literature

• Richelieu (novel), a novel written by George Payne Rainsford James, 1829
• Richelieu (play), a play written by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1839

[edit] Ships

• French battleship Richelieu (1873)
• French battleship Richelieu (1939)
• Charles de Gaulle nuclear aircraft carrier, whose first name was Richelieu