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Richelieu

'''Richelieu''' can refer to:

People


- Cardinal Richelieu, 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 Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon, Emmanuel-Armand de Vignerot du Plessis de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon (1720–1782), statesman, nephew of the marshal
- Armand-Emmanuel du Plessis, Duc de Richelieu, Armand Emmanuel Sophie Septemanie du Plessis, duc de Richelieu (1766–1822), statesman, grandson of the marshal
- Duke of Richelieu, a title in the peerage of France created for cardinal Richelieu

Places

In France:
- Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire, a commune of the Indre-et-Loire ''département'' in France
- Rue de Richelieu, a street of Paris. In Canada:
- Richelieu River, in Quebec
- Richelieu, Quebec
- Richelieu (provincial electoral district), a Quebec provincial electoral district In other places:
- Richelieu, Kentucky, the zip code is 42271
- Richelieu Rock, a famous diving site in Thailand
- Richelieu, Mauritius

Literature and film


- Richelieu (novel), a novel written by George Payne Rainsford James, 1829
- Richelieu (play), a play written by Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton|Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1839
- Richelieu (film)|''Richelieu'' (film), a 1913 film based on the play, featuring Lon Chaney, Sr.

Ships


- French battleship Richelieu (1873)|''Richelieu'' (1873)
- French battleship French battleship Richelieu (1939)|''Richelieu'' (1939)
- ''FS Charles de Gaulle|Charles de Gaulle'' nuclear aircraft carrier, whose first name was ''Richelieu''

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