Mazarin, a Man of the Cloth, Had No Heirs

Mazarin was the son of a chamberlain to a powerful italian family. He studied at college in rome and madrid, before eventually coming to france as part of a diplomatic envoy from the vatican. Was taken under the wing of cardinal richel who served as first minister to king louis the thirteenth. When richelieu died, mazarin took his place. But being a man of the cloth, the cardinal had no heirs to inherit the massive fortune he had amassed or continue on his title or legacy. His nieces were important diplomatic tools to forge alliances with other powerful families. Mazarin met his nieces outside of paris to size