| List of Authorities | Pages [xiii], [xiv] |
| PART I |
| CHAPTER I |
| The birth of Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu—The position of hisfamily—His great-uncles—His grandfather and grandmother—His father,François de Richelieu, Grand Provost of Henry III.—His mother and herfamily—His godfathers—The death of his father | Pages [1]-[9] |
| CHAPTER II |
| Friends and relations—The household at Richelieu—Country life inPoitou | Pages [10]-[15] |
| CHAPTER III |
| The University of Paris—The College of Navarre—The Marquis duChillou—A change of prospect—A student of theology—The Abbé deRichelieu at Rome—His consecration | Pages [16]-[25] |
| PART II |
| CHAPTER I |
| A Bishop at the Sorbonne—State of France under Henry IV.—HenryIV., his Queen and his Court—The Nobles and Princes—The unhealthinessof Paris—The Bishop’s departure | Pages [26]-[37] |
| CHAPTER II |
| Richelieu arrives at Luçon—His palace and household—His work inthe diocese—His friends and neighbours | Pages [38]-[47] |
| CHAPTER III |
| “Instructions et Maximes”—The death of Henry IV.—The difficultroad to favour—Père Joseph and the Abbey of Fontevrault | Pages [48]-[62] |
| CHAPTER IV |
| Waiting for an opportunity—Political unrest—The States-General of1614—The Bishop of Luçon speaks | Pages [63]-[71] |
| CHAPTER V |
| Richelieu appointed Chaplain to Queen Anne—Discontent of theParliament and the Princes—The royal progress to the south—Treaty ofLoudun—Return to Paris—Marie de Médicis and her favourites—Theyoung King and Queen—The Duc de Luynes—Richelieu as negotiatorand adviser—The death of Madame de Richelieu | Pages [72]-[87] |
| CHAPTER VI |
| A contemporary view of the state of France—Barbin, Mangot, andRichelieu—A new rebellion—Richelieu as Foreign Secretary—The Abbéde Marolles—Concini in danger—The death of Concini—The fall of theMinistry—Horrible scenes in Paris—Richelieu follows the Queen-motherinto exile | Pages [88]-[100] |
| CHAPTER VII |
| Richelieu at Blois—He is ordered back to his diocese—He writes abook in defence of the Faith—Marriage of Mademoiselle de Richelieu—TheBishop exiled to Avignon—Escape of the Queen-mother from Blois—Richelieuis recalled to her service | Pages [101]-[115] |
| CHAPTER VIII |
| The Treaty of Angoulême—The death of Henry de Richelieu—Themeeting at Couzières—The Queen-mother at Angers—Richelieu’s influencefor peace—The battle of the Ponts-de-Cé—Intrigues of the Duc de Luynes—Marriageof Richelieu’s niece—The campaigns in Béarn and Languedoc—Thedeath of Luynes—The Bishop of Luçon becomes a Cardinal | Pages [116]-[130] |
| PART III |
| CHAPTER I |
| Cardinal de Richelieu—Personal descriptions—A patron of the arts—Courtintrigues—Fancan and the pamphlets—The fall of the Ministers—Cardinalde Richelieu First Minister of France | Pages [131]-[142] |
| CHAPTER II |
| Richelieu’s aims—The English alliance—The affair of the Valtelline—TheHuguenot revolt—The marriage of Madame Henriette—The Dukeof Buckingham | Pages [143]-[157] |
| CHAPTER III |
| Peace with Spain—The making of the army and navy—The questionof Monsieur’s marriage—The first great conspiracy—Triumph of Richelieuand death of Chalais | Pages [158]-[175] |
| CHAPTER IV |
| Two famous edicts—The tragedy of Bouteville and Des Chapelles—Thedeath of Madame and its consequences—War with England—Thesiege of La Rochelle | Pages [176]-[192] |
| CHAPTER V |
| The Duc de Nevers and the war of the Mantuan succession—Therebellion in Languedoc—A new Italian campaign—Richelieu as Commander-in-Chief | Pages [193]-[206] |
| CHAPTER VI |
| Illness of Louis XIII.—“Le Grand Orage de la Cour.”—The “Day ofDupes” | Pages [207]-[216] |
| CHAPTER VII |
| Flight from France of the Queen-mother and Monsieur—New honoursfor Cardinal de Richelieu—The fall of the Marillac brothers—The Duc deMontmorency and Monsieur’s ride to Languedoc—Castelnaudary—Thedeath of Montmorency—Illness and recovery of the Cardinal | Pages [217]-[233] |
| CHAPTER VIII |
| The Cardinal and his palaces—The château and town of Richelieu—ThePalais-Cardinal—Richelieu’s household, daily life, and friends—TheHôtel de Rambouillet—Mademoiselle de Gournay—Boisrobert and thefirst Academicians—Entertainments at the Palais-Cardinal—Mirame | Pages [234]-[248] |
| CHAPTER IX |
| Conquests in Lorraine—The return of Monsieur—The fate of Puylaurens—Franceinvolved in the Thirty Years’ War—Last adventures ofthe Duc de Rohan—Defeat, invasion, and panic—The turn of the tide—Narrowescape of the Cardinal—The flight of the Princes | Pages [249]-[262] |
| CHAPTER X |
| Palace intrigues—Mademoiselle de Hautefort—Mademoiselle de laFayette—The affair of the Val-de-Grâce—The birth of the Dauphin—Thedeath of Père Joseph—Difficulties in the Church | Pages [263]-[275] |
| CHAPTER XI |
| Victories abroad—The death of the Comte de Soissons—Social triumphs—Marriageof the Duc d’Enghien—The revolt against the taxes—Theconspiracy of Cinq-Mars—The Cardinal’s dangerous illness—He makeshis will—The ruin of his enemies—His return to Paris | Pages [276]-[290] |
| CHAPTER XII |
| The Cardinal’s last days—Renewed illness—His death and funeral—Hislegacies—The feeling in France—The Church of the Sorbonne | Pages [291]-[298] |
| INDEX | Pages [299]-[306] |