
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardinal_Richelieu
He was an asshole but he strengthened France into one of the strongest empire in Europe, even the King hated him.

Well seems like we didn't study the same Richelieu because the one in France's history was a talented politician that just went to the church because of a family duty. But there was no involvement with art, just his cats, politics and war strategies. He was the enemy of the regent queen but the loyal teacher and friend of her son, the king.
At least in history, this is what his life was reported as. I don't know about the version of the three musketeers as I've heard that he was portrayed as an enemy of the king but in reality, the king was his only ally (but lucky as he is, the king was his most powerful ally).
The smiling peepee throw me off course hahhahhahs