Mazarin
[maz-uh-rin, maz-uh-reen; French ma-za-ran]
- Jules [joolz; French zhyl] /dʒulz; French ʒül/, Giulio Mazarini, 1602–61, French cardinal and statesman, born in Italy: chief minister of Louis XIV 1642–61.
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Pontcarre said he was not so much afraid of a Spaniard as of a Mazarin.
The Memoirs of Cardinal de Retz, CompleteJean Francois Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz
Despite his Roman purple, Mazarin was condemned to be hanged.
The Memoirs of Madame de Montespan, CompleteMadame La Marquise De Montespan
Mazarin has dismissed me from his service unjustly and unpaid.
The Suitors of YvonneRaphael Sabatini
I'll wager a hundred that Mazarin will hang the Chevalier if he catches him just now.
The Suitors of YvonneRaphael Sabatini
Mazarin appointed him Bishop of Langres for having betrayed his master.
The Book-Hunter at HomeP. B. M. Allan
Mazarin
- 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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