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Mazarin

Guilio Raimondo (Cardinal Mazarin, 1602-1661), Richelieu's designated successor as chief minister of France, was a master of diplomacy. Though a cardinal, he was not a priest and was probably secretly married to the Queen-Mother, Anne of Austria. Together they ruled France, facing the great rebellion known as the Fronde, and with the help of the military genius of Turenne, prevailed over the armies of Spain, Austria, and the traitorous Grand Condé. Arthur Hassall writes of Mazarin that by the time of his death in 1661 he had, through "patience, perseverance, and sagacity," fulfilled Richelieu's foreign policy and made the twenty-one year-old Louis XIV the absolute monarch of Europe's greatest power. (Pamela Nagami)

Year of Publication: 1903Genres: Biography & Autobiography

Running Time: 06 hours 11 minutes 37 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Ch. 1: The Early Years of Mazarin's Ministry, 1643-1646 Pamela Nagami	44:29
2	Ch. 2: Mazarin's Connection with the Rebellions in Naples and England, 1643-1649 Pamela Nagami	36:07
3	Ch. 3: The Peace of Westphalia, 1648 Pamela Nagami	28:09
4	Ch. 4: The Parliamentary Fronde, 1648-1649 Pamela Nagami	42:37
5	Ch. 5: The Early Years of the New Fronde, 1649-1651 Pamela Nagami	45:19
6	Ch. 6: The Close of the Fronde, 1651-1653 Pamela Nagami	43:09
7	Ch. 7: The Spanish War and the English Alliance, 1648-1659 Pamela Nagami	41:35
8	Ch. 8: The League of the Rhine and the Peace of the Pyrenees, 1658-1659 Pamela Nagami	49:03
9	Ch. 9: Mazarin's Death, Character, and Work Pamela Nagami	41:09