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Cardinal richelieu3/19/2023 Then, on 22 February 1635, at Richelieu’s urging, King Louis XIII granted letters patent formally establishing the council. In anticipation of the formal creation of the academy, new members were appointed in 1634. Through the Abbé de Boisrobert the existence of this society became known to Cardinal de Richelieu, the chief minister of France, who conceived the idea of making it a national institution and installing himself as protector. For several years a number of learned gentlemen, such as Godeau, de Gombeaud, Giry, Chaplain, Habert, de Serizay, and the Abbé Cerisy de Malleville, had met once a week at Valentin Conrart‘s house for the purpose of discussing literary subjects. Originally, the Académie had its origins in an informal literary group deriving from the salons held at the Hôtel de Rambouillet during the late 1620s and early 1630s. ![]() One of his lesser known efforts was the institution of the Académie française, the pre-eminent French council for matters pertaining to the French language. However, at least you might know him as one of the key figures in Alexandre Dumas‘ famous Musketeer novels. “This great and unworthy, imaginative and witty state leader, who united in himself not only all the admirable and abominable qualities of an eminent politician, but also all the radiant merits and ugly vices of his race, is considered the actual founder of Bourbon absolutism, and indeed: He created most of the impressive building which the ingenious, unhappy Henry the Fourth had begun and which the more happy than ingenious Louis the Fourteenth only needed to complete.” (Egon Friedell, Cultural History of Modern Times) Cultural philosopher Egon Friedell once characterized him in the following way: ![]() Cardinal de Richelieuįor sure, you have heard of Cardinal de Richelieu, the chief minister of France under King Louis XIII, whose most important effort was the restraining of the power of the French nobility and thereby the transformation of France into a strong, centralized state. Its rulings, however, are only advisory, not binding on either the public or the government. The body has the task of acting as an official authority on the language it is charged with publishing an official dictionary of the language. The Académie consists of forty members, known informally as “les immortels” (the immortals). It is the pre-eminent French council for matters pertaining to the French language. On February 22, 1635, on the urging of Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister of France, King Louis XIII of France, formally established the Académie française, the French academy. Judge Dredd™, Sláine™, STRONTIUM DOG™ Rebellion A/S, ©Rebellion A/S, All rights reserved.Title page of the 6th edition of the Académie’s dictionary (1835) 2000AD® 2000AD is a registered trade mark ® and © Rebellion A/S All rights reserved. ![]() K-9 image © BBC/Bob Baker/Dave Martin 1977. Cyberman image © BBC/Kit Pedler/Gerry Davis 1966. BBC, DOCTOR WHO (word marks, logos and devices), TARDIS, DALEKS, CYBERMAN and K-9 (word marks and devices) are trade marks of the British Broadcasting Corporation and are used under licence. Warlord Games, Bolt Action, Pike & Shotte, Hail Caesar, Cruel Seas, Black Powder, Black Powder Epic Battles, Black Seas, Warlords of Erehwon, Blood Red Skies, SPQR, Beyond the Gates of Antares, Gates of Antares, Algoryn, Boromite, Lavamite, Isorian Shard, Concord, Ghar, NuHu and Freeborn are either ® or ™, and/or © Warlord Games Limited, variably registered around the world. * Free Shipping may not apply to all products. * Warlord Medals not available until approved.
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