During his time as a minister he was able, to great extent, to fulfill his clear-cut plan to create astrong state and an absolute monarchy. Richelieu achieved this goal through several courses of action. One such implementation was that he established a church utterly loyal to the monarchy. In fact, the French state had far more extensive control over the revenue of the church than in any other Catholic country. Richelieu had achieved this goal …showed first 75 words of 892 total…

…showed last 75 words of 892 total…its gates to receive the Roman Catholic Cardinal, who celebrated mass in the church of St. Marguerite, once the beloved sanctuary of Protestant worship.”(Perkins 102) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** 1. Who Were the Huguenots www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/4040/hist-hug.htm 2. Parker, David, La Rochelle and the French Monarchy, London Royal Historical Society 1980 3. Burckhardt, Carl J., Richelieu His Rise To Power,Oxford Univeristy Press 1940 4. Perkins, James Breck, Richelieu and the Growth of French Power, Books for Library Press 1971