Richelieu (, ; ) may refer to:

People

Cardinal Richelieu Armand Jean du Plessis, 1st Duke of Richelieu (9 September 1585 – 4 December 1642), commonly known as Cardinal Richelieu, was a Catholic Church in France, French Catholic prelate and statesman who had an outsized influence in civil and religi ...

(Armand-Jean du Plessis, 1585–1642), Louis XIII's chief minister * Alphonse-Louis du Plessis de Richelieu (1582–1653), French Carthusian bishop and Cardinal *

Louis François Armand du Plessis, duc de Richelieu Louis may refer to: People * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer Other uses * Louis (coin), a French coin * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also * ...

(1696–1788), marshal of France, grandnephew of the cardinal *

Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon Emmanuel Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, Duke of Aiguillon (; 31 July 17201 September 1788), was a French soldier and statesman, and a nephew of Armand de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd Duke of Richelieu. He served as the Secretary of State for Foreign ...

(1720–1782), statesman, nephew of the marshal *

Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu Armand Emmanuel Sophie Septimanie de Vignerot du Plessis, 5th Duke of Richelieu and Fronsac (25 September 176617 May 1822), was a French statesman during the Bourbon Restoration. He was known by the courtesy title of Count of Chinon until 178 ...

, (1766–1822), statesman, grandson of the marshal *

Duke of Richelieu Duke of Richelieu () was a title of French nobility. It was created on 26 November 1629 for Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu (known as Cardinal Richelieu) who, as a Catholic clergyman, had no issue to pass it down to. It instead passed to hi ...

, a title in the peerage of France created for Cardinal Richelieu * Andreas du Plessis de Richelieu (1852–1932), Danish naval officer and businessman * Richelieu Levoyer (1930–2015), politician of the Republic of Ecuador

Places

* Richelieu, Kentucky, United States * Richelieu, Quebec, Canada * Richelieu (federal electoral district), Quebec *

Richelieu (provincial electoral district) Richelieu () is a provincial electoral riding in the Montérégie region of Quebec, Canada, which elects members to the National Assembly of Quebec. It notably includes the municipalities of Sorel-Tracy, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Saint-Roch-de-Ric ...

, Quebec *

Richelieu River The Richelieu River () is a river of Quebec, Canada, and a major right-bank tributary of the St. Lawrence River. It rises at Lake Champlain, from which it flows northward through Quebec and empties into the St. Lawrence. It was formerly kno ...

, Quebec * Richelieu River (Montmorency River tributary), in La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality, Capitale-Nationale, Quebec, Canada *

Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire Richelieu () is a Communes of France, commune in the Indre-et-Loire Departments of France, department in central France. It lies south of Chinon and west of Sainte-Maure de Touraine and is surrounded by mostly agricultural land. Its inhabitants a ...

, France

Ships

* (1873) * (1939) * French ship ''Richelieu'' * , originally named ''Richelieu'' * , a lake freighter for

Canada Steamship Lines Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) is a shipping company with headquarters in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The business has been operating for well over a century and a half. Beginnings CSL had humble beginnings in Canada East in 1845, operating river ...

Entertainment

Richelieu (novel) Richelieu (, ; ) may refer to: People * Cardinal Richelieu (Armand-Jean du Plessis, 1585–1642), Louis XIII's chief minister * Alphonse-Louis du Plessis de Richelieu (1582–1653), French Carthusian bishop and Cardinal * Louis François Arman ...

, a novel written by

George Payne Rainsford James George Payne Rainsford James (9 August 1799 – 9 June 1860), was an English novelist and historical writer, the son of a physician in London. He was for many years British Consul at various places in the United States and on the Continent. ...

, 1829 * ''Richelieu'' (play), a play written by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1839 * ''Richelieu'' (1914 film), a film based on the play * ''Richelieu'' (2023 film), also called ''Temporaries'', a Canadian drama film directed by Pier-Philippe Chevigny

Other

* The French term for Oxford shoes {{disambiguation, geo