638.15 Cinq-Marssous Louis 13.1833 г.Чинк-Марс передает свой меч Людовику XIII

 

Cinq-Mars передает свой меч Людовику XIII (франц. - Cinq-Mars rendant son épée à Louis XIII ) - картина Клавдия Жаквана 1836-1837 годов . Сейчас он находится в Королевском монастыре Бру , хотя он также появился на выставке L'invention du passé в 2014 году . Histoires de cœur et d'épée en Europe, 1802-1850 . 

In 1639, after the exile of the royal favourite Marie de Hautefort, Richelieu introduced the young Cinq-Mars to Louis, hoping he would find favour with the king, thus allowing Richelieu to exercise even greater control over the king. Cinq-Mars indeed quickly established himself as a royal favourite, and was raised to Grand Squire of France. The cardinal believed he could easily control Cinq-Mars, but instead Cinq-Mars pressed the king for important favours and tried to convince the king to have Richelieu executed.

In 1641, Cinq-Mars was active in the Comte de Soissons' rebellion, but the effort failed. The next year, he conspired again with the king's brother, Gaston, Duke of Orleans, to try to get support for the rebellion from Philip IV, the king of Spain; Richelieu's spy service caught him doing so.

Consequently, Richelieu had Cinq-Mars imprisoned and beheaded in the Place des Terreaux in Lyon , along with his accomplice, François Auguste de Thou . The French writer, Tallemant , concerne que la king Showed no emotions concernant the execution: he said " I'd like to see the grimace he made at this time on the scaffold " ( 'I would like to see the grimace he is now making on this scaffold '). The Marquis of Cinq-Mars' last words were, " My God! What is this world ".