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François Leclerc du Tremblay
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François Leclerc du Tremblay (4 November 1577 – 17 December 1638), also known as Père Joseph, was a French Capuchin friar, confidant and agent of Cardinal Richelieu. He was the original éminence grise ("grey eminence")—the French term for a powerful advisor or decision-maker who operates secretly or unofficially.
Quotes about François Leclerc du Tremblay
While the religious idea of a crusade inspired the secular policy of Père Joseph, intense sacerdotal and Apostolic zeal characterized him amid all his political preoccupations.
Pierre-Louis-Théophile-Georges Goyau, François Leclerc du Tremblay (1913) Catholic Encyclopedia
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