Maz·a·rin (m z  -r  ), Jules 1602-1661. Italian-born French cardinal who exercised great political influence as the tutor and chief minister to Louis XIV. |
Mazarin [ˈmæzərɪn (French) mazarɛ̃]
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(Biographies / Mazarin, Jules (1602-1661) M, Frenchnational of birth: Italian, RELIGION: clergyman, POLITICS: statesman) Jules (ʒyl), original name Giulio Mazarini. 1602-61, French cardinal and statesman, born in Italy. He succeeded Richelieu (1642) as chief minister to Louis XIII and under the regency of Anne of Austria (1643-61). Despite the disturbances of the Fronde (1648-53), he strengthened the power of France in Europe
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