He Was the Most Feared Man in Europe. He Went Home to 14 Cats. | Cardinal Richelieu #shorts

Added: 2026-05-25

[00:00:00]He was the most feared man in Europe. He went home to 14 cats. [music] Cardinal Richelieu, first minister of France, the man who built the modern French state, who sent kings and nobles to the [music] Bastille, who shaped the fate of a continent. He had 14 cats, and he knew every one of them by name. There was Soumise, [music] his favorite. She just wanted cuddles.

[00:00:20]There was Gazette, named after his own newspaper, and Ludovic le [music] Cruel, the rat catcher, excellent at his job.

[00:00:27]Pyramus and Thisbe [music] slept with their paws entwined, named after the most famous lovers in classical literature. Two kittens called Racan and Perruque were born inside [music] a visitor's wig. The visitor had no idea until he put it on. He kept two dedicated [music] attendants, whose only job was to care for his cats. When he died in 1642, he made provisions for them in his will. Power is easy to understand. [music] Tenderness is harder. Cardinal Richelieu had both. Did you know? Follow for more stories [music] the history books rushed past.