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François Leclerc du Tremblay (4 November 1577 – 17 December 1638), also known as Père Joseph, was a French Capuchin friar, confidant and agent of Cardinal Richelieu. He was the original éminence grise —the French term ("grey eminence") for a powerful advisor or decision-maker who operates secretly or unofficially.
François Leclerc du Tremblay, plus connu sous son nom en religion père Joseph, né le 4 novembre 1577 à Paris et mort le 17 décembre 1638 à Rueil, est un capucin surnommé par ses détracteurs « l'éminence grise du cardinal de Richelieu » en raison de son activité, de 1612 à sa mort, au service du principal ministre du roi Louis XIII.
Leclerc du Tremblay, Francois, a Capuchin, better known as PERE JOSEPH, b. in Paris, November 4, 1577; d. at Rueil, December 18, 1638. Owing to the influence of his kinsman the Constable de Montmorency, he appeared at court at the age of eighteen with the title of Baron de Maffliers, and served in the armies of Henry IV against Spain. On ...
In 1630 he was sent to the Diet of Ratisbon to give quiet support to the opposition of the German princes to the claims of Emperor Ferdinand, and to strengthen the bonds of alliance between France and the Elector Maximilian of Bavaria, head of the Catholic League.
Jul 9, 2020 · François Leclerc du Tremblay, known under his religious name as Father Joseph, was the mentor, ally and trusted agent of Cardinal de Richelieu during the era in which he single-handedly guided the destinies of France and much of Europe.
Father Joseph (François Leclerc du Tremblay), 1577–1638, French Capuchin monk, a confidant and agent of Cardinal Richelieu, generally known as the Éminence Grise [gray eminence]. Combining the elements of a mystic and of a Machiavellian politician, he devoted his life with equal energy to missionary work and to the shady and delicate ...
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Grey Eminence: A Study in Religion and Politics is a book by Aldous Huxley published in 1941. It is a biography of François Leclerc du Tremblay, the French monk who served as advisor to Cardinal de Richelieu and was referred to by others as l'éminence grise.
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