Armand of Jeanne du Plessis: when France above all.

For 176 years the book "Three Musketeers" of authorship of Alexand Dumas father concerns minds and forces is speeded up to fight maiden hearts. Having for the first time read the book at tender age of 14 years – any more not the girl, yet not the girl, - I did not avoid a fate of many thousands of fans of this fascinating adventure tale of chivalry too.

My hero about whom Aleksander Dumas father of half-truth wrote much more truth is the cardinal Richelieu, Armand of Jeanne du Plessis. The descendant of an old noble family, once it replaced a raincoat with a cassock because that was demanded by France.
Its weapon is colder than steel of a sword and is hotter than precisely flying bullet. Its weapon cannot be broken or stolen: it is given it from the birth. Its weapon is brilliant mind of the artful intriguer which, it is necessary to pay it tribute, he uses first of all for the good of France. It Anna - the empress of his heart, the first beauty of Europe, his Koroleva also did not forgive it. He was ready to put to her legs France, so, the whole world, then Church. She did not want to be reconciled with the third place in gallery of the main women of his life. Also chose the enemy: countries, churches, Richelieu.

And let the people sing on streets of Paris obscene songs that "The cardinal was in love With madam D'Eguilion.". Yes let it. Street dirt, having dried, will fall off soles of pontifical boots. While he is alive, it will be allowed to anybody to subdue France. Even getting the Queen's pendants, he first of all was guided by the state interests of the country: is more useless than the first lady to become the heroine of political scandal.

But why not d'Artagnan so attracted me? Ah, dismiss. The cunning avaricious Gascon who is hardly able to read and write, using each counter woman aged from eighteen up to thirty years in own financial and everyday purposes – unless he can equal with noble and perfectly educated Richelieu?

Aramis? This Spanish spy is extremely good himself and is clever extraordinary. But he also uses each counter woman, but already for high policy.

Athós? This gloomy alcoholic, mizogin and mazantrop? No, I not for this purpose live to revel in his sufferings concerning its vital mistake in the bright young lady who discredited honor of its sort. Not it the first, by the way, and the powers that be had punctures. And nothing, shook off and chose more worthy citizen. The broderie anglaise too the one-woman man, yes, he "ate broth with madam D'Eguilion". But heart he never changed the Queen Anna.

The clever politician, the brilliant courtier, is good themselves, the musician and the dancer, and to the same the cardinal Richelieu the big fan of cats, and I so love cats! Armand Jean du Plessis, the duke de Richelieu – he is my hero.

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