Jules Mazarin
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Government and Politics, Arts
- Subcategories: Patrons, Mentors
- Curriculum: French History, 17th Century European History
Article abstract: Mazarin played a central role in stabilizing the French monarchy and laying the political foundations for French absolutism in the critical period between 1643 and 1661. Mazarin’s patronage of the arts and letters was extravagant, and he exercised profound influence in shaping the foundations of modern French art, music, and drama.
Early Life
Jules Mazarin was born on July 14, 1602, at Pescina in the Abbruzi region of central Italy. The oldest son of a minor government official, he received his early education from the Jesuits in...
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