Honors
| Styles of Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal de Richelieu |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Many sites and landmarks were named to honor Cardinal Richelieu. They include:
- Richelieu, Indre et Loire, a town founded by the Cardinal.
- Avenue Richelieu, located in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada;
- The provincial electoral district of Richelieu, Quebec;
- Richelieu River, in Montérégie, Quebec.
- A wing of the Louvre Museum, Paris, France.
- Rue de Richelieu, a Parisian street named in the Cardinal's honor, and places located in this street, as the Paris Métro station Richelieu-Drouot, or the historical site of the Bibliothèque nationale de France.
- Several warships of the French Navy.
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