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Also Known As The Gray Eminence • Père Joseph • François Joseph Le Clerc du Tremblay • l’Éminence Grise
Born November 4, 1577 • Paris • France
Died December 18, 1638 (aged 61) • France
Role In Thirty Years’ War

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Father Joseph, engraving by an unknown artist after a portrait by Michel L'Asne
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