Series · 1977
Richelieu
Richelieu: behind the purple, lies secrecy and strategy.
The series
In a France fractured by court rivalries and personal ambitions, Richelieu moves without ornament. No flourish, no glory — only the cold machinery of power. Caught between a hesitant king, a nobility dreaming of defiance, and enemies multiplying on every front, the cardinal enforces his line: centralize, control, crush resistance. The series follows a strategist who doesn’t hide behind morality. He acts to keep the State standing, even if it means breaking those who stand in his way. Espionage, secret negotiations, decisive strikes… Richelieu plays a game where mistakes are fatal, and the survival of the kingdom rests on one man willing to go further than all the others
Episodes
Season 1 · 6 episodes · 1977
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Episode 113 Oct 197752m
The Flight of the Squire
Born into a family very loyal to the crown, Armande du Plessis de Richelieu, fatherless, but cherished by an attentive mother, experienced the insecurity of a troubled time. However, he benefited from the protection of King Henri IV. When …
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Episode 220 Oct 197752m
Episode 2
In 1616, Richelieu reappears as the bishop of the Madernie of Monsieur de Inel. As a man seeking influence at court, he must also be able to ride a horse, shoot, and court ladies, even as a member of the clergy. As the confidant of Marie d…
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Episode 327 Oct 197752m
Episode 3
As contemporary chroniclers report, the Duke of Buckingham fell madly in love with the Queen of France, Anita, and swore that he would make his way to her in Paris. He therefore began by besieging the Huguenot stronghold of La Rochelle on …
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Episode 43 Nov 197752m
Episode 4
November 10, 1630 entered history as the “Day of the Dupes.” Marie de’ Medici, no longer Richelieu’s confidante and ally but now his worst enemy, attempted to overthrow him and raise her favourite, Marillac, to power. But the plot backfire…
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Episode 510 Nov 197752m
Episode 5
Father Joseph is on a secret mission for Richelieu. The King of Sweden, Gustavus Adolphus, receives financial support for his struggle against the Emperor, and Wallenstein is promised the throne of Bohemia. Richelieu, who had long sought t…
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Episode 617 Nov 197752m
Episode 6
The Thirty Years’ War brought France significant territorial gains, but within the country the tax burden increased, deepening poverty and popular discontent. Richelieu also provoked strong opposition among the nobility, whose privileges h…
Cast
Marco Perrin
Henri IV
Maria Wimmer
Marie de Médicis
Maryvonne Schiltz
Léonora Galigaï
Mireille Audibert
La jolie dame de Paris
Georges Descrières
Bellegarde
Michel Bertay
TisserandAnne Deleuze
Marie-Madeleine Combalet
Hans Caninenberg
Ferdinand II
Jan Hendriks
Butler
Werner Kreindl
Illo
Alexander Kerst
GallasMalte Thorsten
Le cardinal infant
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