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Mazarin

Arthur Hassall

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

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