Day of Dupes is the name given to the day in November of 1630 on which the enemies of Cardinal Richelieu believed that they had succeeded in persuading Louis XIII, King of France, to dismiss Richelieu from power. The actual day is thought to have been either on the 10th, 11th, or 12th of the month. Events February 22 - Native American Quadequine introduces Popcorn to English colonists. ... Cardinal Richelieu was the French chief minister from 1624 until his death. ... Louis XIII (September 27, 1601 – May 14, 1643), called the Just (French: le Juste), was King of France from 1610 to 1643. ... Kings ruled in France from the Middle Ages to 1848. ...
In November 1630, the political relations between the cardinal and the queen mother, the Italian-born Marie de' Medici, reached a crisis. In a stormy scene on November 10, in the Luxembourg Palace, Marie de' Medici and the cardinal met in the king's presence. The queen mother demanded the cardinal's dismissal, declaring that the king had to choose between him and her. Portrait of Marie de Medici. ... Luxembourg Palace The Luxembourg Palace in the VIe arrondissement of Paris, north of the Luxembourg Garden, is where the French Senate meets. ...
No immediate decision came from this conference, but the king retired to his hunting lodge in Versailles. Richelieu seems to have believed that his political career was over, but the intercession of influential friends saved the minister from impending disgrace. While the apartments of the Luxembourg Palace were thronged by the cardinal's enemies celebrating his fall, Richelieu followed the king to Versailles, where the monarch assured him of continued support. The Day of Dupes, as this event was called, marks the complete restoration of the cardinal to royal favor. Versailles, formerly the unofficial capital city of the kingdom of France, is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and is still an important administrative and judicial center. ...
Day” was the kitchen-maid in the family of colonel Careless, and went by the name of Gillian.
Day,” made no scruple to disguise her beautiful face by drawing on it the lines of deformity, and to put on the tawdry habiliments and vulgar manners of an old hypocritical city vixen.—Thomas Davies.
Day of the Cornsacks [Journee des Farines], January 3, 1591, when some of the partisans of Henri IV., disguised as millers, attempted to get possession of the barrier de St. Honoré (Paris), with the view of making themselves masters of the city.
Day of Dupes is the name given to the day in November of 1630 on which the enemies of Cardinal Richelieu believed that they had succeeded in persuading Louis XIII, King of France, to dismiss Richelieu from power.
The actual day is thought to have been either on the 10th, 11th, or 12th of the month.
The Day of Dupes, as this event was called, marks the complete restoration of the cardinal to royal favor.
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