Duc de Richelieu - Definition and Overview

Richelieu can refer to:

People

• Armand-Jean du Plessis, Cardinal and Duc de Richelieu (1585-1642), French Cardinal, Duke, and politician, who served as Louis XIII's chief minister
• Louis François Armand du Plessis, duc de Richelieu (1696-1788), marshal of France, grandnephew of the cardinal
• Emmanuel-Armand de Vignerot du Plessis de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguilon (1720-1782), statesman, nephew of the marshal
• Armand Emmanuel Sophie Septemanie du Plessis, duc de Richelieu (1766-1822), statesman, grandson of the marshal

Places

• Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire, a commune of the Indre-et-Loire département in France
• Richelieu River, in Quebec

Ships

• Battleship Richelieu
• Charles de Gaulle nuclear aircraft carrier, whose first name was Richelieu