Born Armand Du Plessis in Chinon France in 1585, by what more familiar name do we know this Statesman?
Armand de Vignerot du Plessis Armand de Vignerot du Plessis Louis François "Armand" de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd Duke of Richelieu (; 13 March 1696 – 8 August 1788), was a French soldier, diplomat and statesman. He joined the army and participated in three major wars. He eventually rose to the rank of Marshal of France. He was the son of Armand Jean de Vignerot du Plessis, 2nd Duke of Richelieu, who in turn was a great-nephew of Cardinal Richelieu, the prominent French statesman who had dominated France in the early 17th century. Louis François Armand de Vignerot du Plessis was born in Paris, and
Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu He died, of a stroke, on 17 May 1822. Armand-Emmanuel de Vignerot 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 prominent French statesman during the Bourbon Restoration. He was known by the courtesy title of Count of Chinon until 1788, then Duke of Fronsac until 1791, when he succeeded his father as Duke of Richelieu. As a royalist, during the French Revolutionary Wars and Napoleonic Wars, he served as a ranking officer in the Russian Imperial Army, achieving the grade of major general.