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Death of Cardinal Mazarin

Type Event Region France Time 1661

On March 9, 1661, French chief minister and cardinal Jules Mazarin died of illness at the Château de Vincennes, aged 58.…

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  1. 1661Château de Vincennes · Île-de-FranceThe long-ailing Mazarin died at the Château de Vincennes; Louis XIV immediately announced that he would personally take over governance and would no longer appoint a chief minister.

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