Puylaurens, Antoine de Lâge, Duc de, 217, 228, 251-3 Rabelais, 22 Rambouillet, Catherine de Vivonne, Marquise de, 242 Rambouillet, Charles d’Angennes, Marquis de, 214, 242 Rancé, Armand Jean de, 11 Rancé, Denys Bouthillier, Baron de, 11, 203, 210 Rapine, Florimond, 68 Ravaillac, François, 32, 52, 54 Renaudot, Théophraste, 239 Reni, Guido, 136 Retz, Abbé de (afterwards Cardinal), 264 Retz, Duc de, 125 Richelieu, Alphonse de (Archbishop of Lyons and Cardinal), 12, 16, 21, 22, 63, 86, 194, 279 Richelieu, Antoine du Plessis de (_le Moine_), 3, 4, 33, 43 Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de (see Cardinal-Duc de Richelieu) Richelieu, Cardinal-Duc de: his birth, family and childhood, 1-15; education at the University, 16-20; training as a soldier, 21-2; second University course, 23; consecration as Bishop of Luçon, 24-5; Doctor of the Sorbonne, 26; at the Court of Henry IV., 27-30; life and work in the diocese of Luçon, 38-46; friendship with Père Joseph, 46-7; _Instructions et Maximes_, 48-52; visit to Paris, 55-6; affair of Fontevrault, 57-62; political troubles, 64-6; speech at States-General, 69-70; Chaplain to Queen Anne, 72-5; Private Secretary to Marie de Médicis, 84; death of his mother, 86; appointed Foreign Secretary, 87; First Ministry, 88-92; fall from power, 97-8; exile with the Queen-mother, 100-2; retirement in his diocese, 103-7; banishment to Avignon, 108-10; recalled to the Queen-mother’s service, 114-15; death of his brother Henry, 117; influence with Marie de Médicis, 123; diplomatic success, 126; marriage of his niece, 127; stories and intrigues, 130; receives the Cardinal’s Hat, 131; personal descriptions, 132-3; purchase and decoration of country-houses, 133-6; employment of Fancan, 137-8; admitted to the Royal Council, 140; First Minister of France, 142; political aims, 143; the English marriage, 144-6; affair of the Valtelline, 146-8; Huguenot Rebellion, 148-53; negotiations with Buckingham, 155; peace with Spain, 159; Army and Navy, etc., 160-61; ill health and suffering, 162; defeat of Chalais conspiracy, 163-75; edict against feudal strongholds, 176; edict against duels, 177-9; war with England, 180; Siege of La Rochelle, 181-92; War of Mantuan Succession, 193-7; final defeat of Huguenots, 198-200; offers his resignation to Louis XIII., 201; Italian campaign, 202-6; The King’s illness, 207-8; the Cardinal in imminent danger, 209-14; his triumph, 215-16; victory over his enemies, 217-20; new honours, 221-2; political vengeance, 222-3; triumph over the Duc de Montmorency, 225-31; illness and recovery, 232-3; palaces and châteaux, 234-8; his household and friends, 239-42; the Academy founded by him, 244-5;