Cardinal Richelieu vs Hugo Grotius
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Compare the life timelines of Cardinal Richelieu (1585–1642) and Hugo Grotius (1583–1645) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 57 years, from 1585 to 1642.
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Cardinal Richelieu (1585–1642)
- — Born in Paris Verified
- — Consecrated Bishop of Luçon Verified
- — Appointed Secretary of State Verified
- — Elevated to cardinal Verified
- — Became chief minister to Louis XIII Verified
- — Directed the Siege of La Rochelle Verified
- — Survived the Day of the Dupes Verified
- — Founded the Académie française Verified
- — Brought France into open war with Habsburg Spain Verified
- — Died in Paris Verified
Hugo Grotius (1583–1645)
- — Born in Delft, Holland Verified
- — Entered Leiden University at age eleven Verified
- — Received a doctorate in law from the University of Orleans Verified
- — Married Maria van Reigersberch Verified
- — Published Mare Liberum, arguing for freedom of the seas Verified
- — Sentenced to life imprisonment at Loevestein Castle Verified
- — Escaped from Loevestein Castle hidden in a book chest and fled to Paris Verified
- — Published De jure belli ac pacis (On the Law of War and Peace) Verified
- — Served as Sweden's ambassador to France Verified
- — Died at Rostock after a shipwreck in the Baltic Verified