How did Jules Mazarin first meet Cardinal Richelieu?

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Jules, Cardinal Mazarin Jules, Cardinal Mazarin, detail of a portrait by Philippe de Champaigne; in the Musée Condé, Chantilly, France.

Jules Mazarin first met Cardinal de Richelieu in January 1630. At that time, Mazarin was serving as a secretary to the papal legate Antonio Cardinal Barberini. During the War of the Mantuan Succession, Barberini sent Mazarin to France specifically to negotiate with the powerful French minister. Upon meeting him, Mazarin was so fascinated by Richelieu that he resolved to devote himself entirely to the cardinal's service.1