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Cardinal Mazarin

Type Figure Region France Time 1602–1661 Also known as 朱尔·马扎然、Jules Mazarin、Giulio Mazzarino、Cardinal Mazarin

Italian-born French cardinal and statesman, de facto ruler under Louis XIII and Louis XIV.…

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  1. 1602–1630Pescina · AbruzzoBorn in Pescina in the Abruzzo region of the Kingdom of Naples, educated in Rome, and entered the papal diplomatic system, building political connections across Italy and Europe.
  2. 1630–1642Paris · Île-de-FranceIntroduced into the French court through Richelieu's recommendation and participated in the diplomacy of the later Thirty Years' War. After Richelieu's death in 1642, appointed chief minister by Louis XIII, continuing the centralization policies.
  3. 1643–1661Paris · Île-de-FranceAfter Louis XIII's death, co-ruled as regent with Anne of Austria, assisting the young Louis XIV. Weathered two rounds of the Fronde and ultimately consolidated royal authority. Pursued a European balance-of-power diplomacy after the Peace of Westphalia and cultivated successor bureaucrats such as Colbert. Died of illness at Vincennes in March 1661.

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