Armand Jean de Vignerot du Plessis

Armand Jean de Vignerot du Plessis, Duke of Richelieu (Paris, 3 October 1629 - Paris, 20 May 1715) was a French sailor and nobleman.

Life

The great-nephew of Cardinal de Richelieu (to whose dukedom he succeeded), he became a general of the gallies in 1642. He was sent to Naples, which had risen up against the Spanish and proclaimed the Neapolitan Republic. He joined up with Don John of Austria's fleet off Capri but was unable to land the troops he was transporting.

French nobility
Preceded by Armand I du Plessis, cardinal de Richelieu, 1st duc de Richelieu	Duke of Richelieu 1657-1715	Succeeded by Louis I de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu
Preceded by Claire-Clémence de Maillé-Brézé	Duke of Fronsac 1674-1715	Succeeded by Louis I de Vignerot du Plessis, 3rd duc de Richelieu