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9.5 1 Seasons • 6 Episodes

Richelieu - Miniseries

"Richelieu: behind the purple, lies secrecy and strategy."

The series follows Richelieu’s rise in a kingdom still shaken by the Wars of Religion. The nobility challenges royal authority, the Protestants hold their fortified strongholds, Spain maneuvers at the borders, and Louis XIII struggles to assert himself. Richelieu returns to the Council in this unstable climate. Initially reserved, he earns the king’s trust by outwitting intrigues and conspiracies, then asserts himself as crises unfold: the Protestant revolt, pressure from the queen mother, the ambitions of the great lords, and growing tensions with the Habsburgs. As obstacles multiply, he imposes a policy of centralization that gradually reshapes the kingdom. The final episode shows a France regaining its authority, carried by the vision of a man determined to rebuild the State.

Top Cast

  • Marco Perrin

    Marco Perrin

    Henri IV

  • Maria Wimmer

    Maria Wimmer

    Marie de Médicis

  • Maryvonne Schiltz

    Maryvonne Schiltz

    Léonora Galigaï

  • Mireille Audibert

    Mireille Audibert

    La jolie dame de Paris

  • Georges Descrières

    Georges Descrières

    Bellegarde

  • Michel Bertay

    Michel Bertay

    Tisserand

  • Anne Deleuze

    Anne Deleuze

    Marie-Madeleine Combalet

  • Hans Caninenberg

    Hans Caninenberg

    Ferdinand II

  • Jan Hendriks

    Jan Hendriks

    Butler

Overview

The series follows Richelieu’s rise in a kingdom still shaken by the Wars of Religion. The nobility challenges royal authority, the Protestants hold their fortified strongholds, Spain maneuvers at the borders, and Louis XIII struggles to assert himself. Richelieu returns to the Council in this unstable climate. Initially reserved, he earns the king’s trust by outwitting intrigues and conspiracies, then asserts himself as crises unfold: the Protestant revolt, pressure from the queen mother, the ambitions of the great lords, and growing tensions with the Habsburgs. As obstacles multiply, he imposes a policy of centralization that gradually reshapes the kingdom. The final episode shows a France regaining its authority, carried by the vision of a man determined to rebuild the State.

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