Duke of Richelieu

The title of duke of Richelieu , Even of France, was created the November 26th 1629 for the cardinal of Richelieu.

This one, being ecclesiastic, could not transmit it to its descendants but obtained that it passed to elder from its great nephews, Armand Jean de Vignerot, grandson of his older sister Francoise (1577 - 1615), who had married Rene de Vignerot, lord of Pontcourlay († 1625). Armand Jean de Vignerot added to his name that of the cardinal (of Plessis), took his weapons ( money with three rafters of mouths “without meslange of aulcunes others”) and accepted the title of the duke of Richelieu and the peerage of France by letters patent in 1657.

Two new reversions took place in 1822 and 1879. Indeed, Armand Emmanuel of Plessis, duke of Richelieu died without heir but obtained that the title of duke of Richelieu passes to the son of his Simplicie half-sister, born from Antoine-Pierre of the Vault of Midsummer's Day de Jumilhac, with reversion in the descent of his/her younger brother for the case where he would die without male heir, which occurred indeed, the title passing then to its nephew. The title is extinct in 1952.

Chronological list of the dukes of Richelieu

  1. 1629 - 1642: Armand Jean of Plessis (1585 - 1642), cardinal, 1st duke of Richelieu, principal Minister for the State under Louis XIII.
  2. 1657 - 1715: Armand Jean de Vignerot of Plessis (1639 - 1715), 2nd duke of Richelieu, great nephew of the precedent.
  3. 1715 - 1788: Louis François Armand de Vignerot of Plessis (1696 - 1788), 3rd duke of Richelieu, Marshal of France, wire of the precedent.
  4. 1788 - 1791: Louis Antoine Sophie de Vignerot of Plessis, 4th duke of Richelieu, wire of the precedent.
  5. 1791 - 1822: Armand Emmanuel de Vignerot of Plessis (1766 - 1822), 5th duke of Richelieu, president of the Council and Foreign Minister, wire of the precedent.
  6. 1822 - 1879: Armand François Odet of the Vault of Midsummer's Day de Jumilhac (1804 - 1879), 6th duke of Richelieu, great nephew of the precedent.
  7. 1879 - 1880: Marie Odet Richard Armand of the Vault of Midsummer's Day de Jumilhac (1847 - 1880), 7th duke of Richelieu, nephew of the precedent.
  8. 1880 - 1952: Marie Odet Jean Armand of the Vault of Midsummer's Day de Jumilhac (1875 - 1952), 8th and last duke of Richelieu, wire of the precedent.

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