Armand Jean de Vignerot du Plessis

Armand Jean de Vignerot du Plessis, 2ème duc de Richelieu (Paris, 1629 - Paris, 1715) was a French sailor and nobleman.

Life

The great-nephew of Cardinal de Richelieu (to whose dukedom he succeeded), he became a general of the gallies in 1642. He was sent to Naples, which had risen up against the Spanish and proclaimed the Neapolitan Republic. He joined up with Don John of Austria's fleet off Capri but was unable to land the troops he was transporting.

French nobility
Preceded by
Armand I du Plessis, cardinal de Richelieu, 1st duc de Richelieu
Duke of Richelieu
1657-1715
Succeeded by
Louis I de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu
Preceded by
Claire-Clémence de Maillé-Brézé
Duke of Fronsac
1674-1715
Succeeded by
Louis I de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu