Cabale des Importants

The Cabale des Importants (French pronunciation: [kabal dez‿ɛ̃pɔʁtɑ̃], Cabal of the Important, or Conjuration of the Important) is the name given to a plot organized in the last days of August 1643 by François de Vendôme, duke of Beaufort, and Marie de Rohan, duchess of Chevreuse, with the help of many "Great" of the time. The aim of this plot was to remove Cardinal Mazarin from power, as he was considered to be too hostile to the interests of that nobility, and to also sign a separate peace with Spain. This plot was a failure: the Duke of Beaufort was arrested and imprisoned, and other conspirators were exiled.

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