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Episode 75: Day of the Dupes

Marie de’ Medici believes she finally triumphed over her protege turned archenemy Richelieu and has secured her place as Louis XIII’s benevolent advisor. As the proverb goes, though, pride goeth before a fall…

The famous “triple” portrait of Cardinal du Richelieu by Philippe de Champagne (c. 1642). Source: National Gallery of the UK.
The artist Maurice Leloir’s portrayal of the Day of the Dupes, specifically the Cardinal du Richelieu walking in on Marie de’ Medici and Louis XIII’s argument about him, for the 1901 biography of Richelieu written by Théodore Cahu.

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