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"While the religious idea of a crusade inspired the secular policy of Père Joseph, intense sacerdotal and Apostolic zeal characterized him amid all his political preoccupations."
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François Leclerc du Tremblay
François Leclerc du Tremblay
François Leclerc du Tremblay
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François Leclerc du Tremblay, also known as Père Joseph, was a French Capuchin friar, confidant and agent of Cardinal Richelieu. He was the original éminence grise —the French term for a powerful advisor or decision-maker who operates secretly or unofficially.
