Richelieu

biographical name

Ri·che·lieu | \ ˈri-shə-ˌlü

, -shəl-ˌyü; rē-shə-ˈlyœ\

Definition of Richelieu

(Entry 1 of 2)

Duc de 1585–1642 Armand-Jean du Plessis French cardinal and statesman

Richelieu

geographical name

Rich·e·lieu | \ ˈri-shə-ˌlü

, rē-shəl-ˈyœ\

Definition of Richelieu (Entry 2 of 2)

river 210 miles (338 kilometers) long in southern Quebec, Canada, flowing north from Lake Champlain to the head of Lake Saint Peter in the Saint Lawrence River