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Cinq Mars, Henri CoEffier RuzE d'Effiat, marquis de, French History, Biographies
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Cinq Mars, Henri CoEffier RuzE d'Effiat, marquis de[ANrE´ kOefyA´ rUzA´ defyA´ mArkE´ du saNmAr´] Pronunciation Key, 1620–42, French conspirator. Introduced at court by Cardinal Richelieu at an early age, Cinq Mars rapidly rose in King Louis XIII's favor and was made master of the horse. He joined in a conspiracy with FrEdEric Maurice de Bouillon and Gaston d'OrlEans against the cardinal. The discovery of a secret treaty they had signed with Spain led to their arrest, and Cinq Mars and his friend, FranCois de Thou, were executed. The conspiracy formed the basis of Alfred de Vigny's novel Cinq-Mars and Gounod's opera of the same name.
See P. Erlanger, Richelieu and the Affair of Cinq-Mars (tr. 1971).
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