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Histoire de France: Tome onzième: Richelieu - La Fronde
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ISBN10: 1545389926
ISBN13: 9781545389928
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Apr 15 2017
Pages: 392
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: French
ISBN13: 9781545389928
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Apr 15 2017
Pages: 392
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.81 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: French
... Richelieu est Espagnol jusqu'à quarante ans, et, depuis, anti-Espagnol. Faut-il, croire que, dans la première période, il ait obstinément menti ? ou bien qu'ayant été sincère il changea tout à coup si tard et fut décidément Français ? Sa mauvaise fortune le força de bonne heure d'avoir du mérite. Il était le dernier de trois frères. Sa famille n'était pas riche, et elle s'allia en roture. Le frère aîné, qui était à la cour, dépensait tout. Le second, qui avait l'évêché de Luçon, se fit chartreux. Et, pour que cet évêché ne sortît pas de la famille, il fallut que le troisième, notre Richelieu, se fit homme d'Église, malgré ses goûts d'homme d'épée. L'aîné fut tué en duel, trop tard pour son cadet, qui aurait pris sa place et n'aurait jamais été prêtre. Il n'était peut-être pas né enragé, mais le devint. La contradiction de son caractère et de sa robe lui donna ce riche fond de mauvaise humeur d'où sort le grand effort, l'âcreté dans le sang, qui seule fait gagner les batailles ...
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