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Chalais conspiracy
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role of Vendôme
- In César, duke de Vendôme
…in an unsuccessful plot (the Chalais conspiracy) in 1626 to assassinate Richelieu. As a result, he and his brother Alexandre, grand prior of France, were imprisoned at Vincennes. Alexandre died in prison (1626), and César was forced to resign Brittany before his release (1630).
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