Vincentian Heritage Journal Volume 32 Issue 1 Article 2 Spring 3-6-2014 Mathieu de Morgues and Michel de Marillac: The Dévots and Absolutism Caroline Maillet-Rao Ph.D. Follow this and additional works at: https://via.library.depaul.edu/vhj Recommended Citation Maillet-Rao, Caroline Ph.D. (2014) "Mathieu de Morgues and Michel de Marillac: The Dévots and Absolutism," Vincentian Heritage Journal: Vol. 32 : Iss. 1 , Article 2. Available at: https://via.library.depaul.edu/vhj/vol32/iss1/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Vincentian Journals and Publications at Via Sapientiae. It has been accepted for inclusion in Vincentian Heritage Journal by an authorized editor of Via Sapientiae. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. 1 Mathieu de Morgues and Michel de Marillac: The Dévots and Absolutism CAROLINE MAILLET-RAO, PH.D. Translated by Gerard Cavanagh. Originally published in French History 25:3 (2011), 279-297, by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for the Study of French History. Reprinted by permission of the author and Oxford University Press, per License Agreement dated 11 July 2013. Editor’s note: following the conditions set forth by Oxford University Press this article is republished as it appeared in French History, with no alterations. As such, the editorial style differs slightly from the method typically utilized in Vincentian Heritage. Q Q Q Q QQ Q QQ QQ Q QQ QQ Q QQ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q previous Q next Q Q BACK TO CONTENTS Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q article article Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q he dévots, the Queen Mother Marie de Médicis’ party represented by Mathieu de Morgues (1582-1670) and Michel de Marillac (1560-1632), are known as the most T ferocious adversaries of Louis XIII’s principal minister, Cardinal Richelieu.