aug 16, 1585 - Cardinal Richelieu
Description:
Lifespan: 1585 - 1642- Prime Minister in France
- Encouraged the commerce and industries to increase the tax base
- Strengthened military
- Instituted the intendant system
- Diminished the power of nobility
- He strengthened the absolutism in France
Mindset: Wanted Absolutism in France
Added to timeline:
Date:
aug 16, 1585
Now
~ 440 years ago