Who was Chief Minister to Louis XIII from 1624 until his death in 1642?
Cardinal Mazarin Cardinal Mazarin Cardinal Jules Raymond Mazarin 1st Duke of Rethel, Mayenne and Nevers (; 14 July 1602 – 9 March 1661), born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino or Mazarino, was an Italian-born cardinal, diplomat, and politician, who served as the Chief Minister to the kings of France Louis XIII and Louis XIV from 1642 until his death. After serving as a papal diplomat for Pope Urban VIII, Mazarin offered his diplomatic services to Cardinal Richelieu and moved to Paris. Following the death of Richelieu and then of Louis XIII, Mazarin became the head of the government for Anne of Austria, the Regent
Louis XIII of France age of three. In 1635, Louis XIII composed the music, wrote the libretto and designed the costumes for the "Ballet de la Merlaison." The king himself danced in two performances of the ballet the same year at Chantilly and Royaumont. In the sphere of the men's fashion, Louis helped introduce the wearing of wigs among men in 1624 that became fashionable for the first time since antiquity. This would be a dominant style among men in European and European-influenced countries for nearly 200 years until the fashion changes brought about by the French Revolution. Louis XIII of France Louis XIII