Does anybody get even close to the genius of this man ?

He tall

>invade Val Tellin and lose
>invade Genua and lose
>invade Piedmont and draw
>invade Spain and lose
>invade Germany and lose
>becoming the junior partner of Sweden
>cause a massive civil revolt after his death that almost cost France the war

Richelieu was a meme. Most of what he is acclaimed for, was done by based Mazarin after he died

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>>2455271
>becoming the junior partner of Sweden
>Swedes unironically believe this

>>2455355
go to bed pierre

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>>2455367
>We were relevant I swear ignore that time when we faced a real army instead of peasants and got BTFO which forced France to enter in a religious war in the side of the protestants