Alphonse-Louis du Plessis de Richelieu


Alphonse-Louis du Plessis de Richelieu

Cardinal, Archbishop of Lyon
Primate of the Gauls
ChurchRoman Catholic
ArchdioceseLyon
In office1628–1653
PredecessorCharles Miron
SuccessorCamille de Neufville de Villeroy
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Trinità al Monte Picino (1635–53)
Previous post(s)Archbishop of Aix
(1626–28)
Orders
Consecration21 June 1626
by Guillaume d'Hugues
Created cardinal19 November 1629
by Urban VIII
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born1582
Died23 March 1653 (aged 70–71)
Lyon, France
BuriedLyon Cathedral
ParentsFrançois du Plessis
Suzanne de La Porte
Alma materCollege of Navarre
Coat of arms

Alphonse-Louis du Plessis de Richelieu (French pronunciation: [alfɔ̃s lwi dy plɛsi ʁiʃ(ə)ljø]; 1582 – 23 March 1653) was a French Carthusian, bishop and Cardinal. He was the elder brother of Armand Cardinal Richelieu, the celebrated minister of Louis XIII.