deaths
March 9, 1661
Cardinal Mazarin, Italian-French academic and politician, Prime Minister of France (born 1602)
Cardinal Mazarin
Jules Mazarin, from 1641 known as Cardinal Mazarin, was an Italian Catholic prelate, diplomat and politician who served as the chief minister to the Kings of France Louis XIII and Louis XIV from 1642 to his death. He was made a cardinal in 1641.
Prime Minister of France
The prime minister of France, officially the prime minister of the French Republic, is the head of government of the French Republic and leader of its Council of Ministers, although the officeholder does not chair its meetings, as the president does.
March 9
March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 297 days remain until the end of the year.