Portrait of Fr. Joseph Francois du Tremblay aka. "The Grey Eminence" from Historical Figures of France
Portrait of Fr. Joseph Francois du Tremblay aka. "The Grey Eminence" from Historical Figures of France
Portrait of Fr. Joseph Francois du Tremblay aka. "The Grey Eminence" from Historical Figures of France
Portrait of Fr. Joseph Francois du Tremblay aka. "The Grey Eminence" from Historical Figures of France

Fr. Joseph Francois du Tremblay

A man of great value and an old friend, he was seldom seen in public.
AKA
"The Grey Eminence"
Group
Historical Figures of France
Clergy
Born
1577
Died
1638
Portrait Year
1637
Portrait Age
60

Father Joseph, François Leclerc du Tremblay, (1577-1638) was a Capuchin monk and a confidant of Cardinal Richelieu. He devoted his life to missionary work and to the shady and delicate diplomatic negotiations with which Richelieu entrusted him. Seen as a rather sinister figure in Richelieu’s government, he is the one who inspired the term “éminence grise”– the man behind the throne.

Region
France
Wiki Link
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