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Catholic cardinal (1602–1661), Chief Minister of France

Jules Mazarin^[a] (born Giulio Raimondo Mazzarino^[b] or Mazarini;^[5] 14 July 1602 – 9 March 1661), from 1641 known as Cardinal Mazarin, was a Roman CatholicItalian prelate, diplomat and politician who served as the chief minister to the Kings of FranceLouis XIII and Louis XIV from 1642 to his death.

After serving as a papal diplomat for Pope Urban VIII, Mazarin offered his diplomatic services to Cardinal Richelieu and moved to Paris in 1640. After the death of Richelieu in 1642, Mazarin took his place as first minister of Louis XIII, and then of Louis XIV, when he succeeded to the throne in 1643.

Mazarin acted as the head of the government for Anne of Austria, the regent for the young Louis XIV, and was also responsible for the king's education until he came of age. The first years of Mazarin in office were marked by military victories in the Thirty Years' War, which h