Word: sovereign
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Dates: during 1873-1873
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...dramatic works are not numerous, but many of them rank well. "The Lady of Lyons" and "Richelieu" are the two most worthy his genius. Little has been left unsaid in praise of this latter work, which portrays so faithfully the characters of the weak sovereign, Louis XIII., and his powerful ecclesiastical statesman, Richelieu, - a man who made whole nations feel his power...