Jules Cardinal Mazarin

Jules Cardinal Mazarin, born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino (July 14 1602, Pescina, Italy – March 9 1661, Vincennes, France) served as the chief minister of France from 1642, until his death. Mazarin succeeded his mentor, Cardinal Richelieu.

Family connections

Cardinal Mazarin's wealth (he collected benefices and amassed a huge fortune and a greater collection of art than the king's) and his nieces' beauty, made for notable family connections, marital and extramarital:

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His niece Olympe Mancini, Countess of Soissons, was the mother of the famous Prince Eugene of Savoy.

Related Topics:
Olympe Mancini - Eugene of Savoy

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