It has been a while since I have studied it, but I believe that the Clergy was represented by the First Estate.
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Germany sent a coded message (aka Zimmerman Telegram) to Mexico proposing an alliance between Germany and Mexico. Germany suggested Mexico reclaim it's former territory by going to war with the United States, thus distracting them from the World War. President of the United States Woodrow Wilson got his hands on this telegram and joined the Triple Entente in the war weeks later.
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Armand Jean du Plessis, Cardinal-Duke of Richelieu and of Fronsac<span> (</span>French pronunciation: [aʁmɑ̃ ʒɑ̃ dy plɛsi]<span>; 9 September 1585 – 4 December 1642), commonly referred to as </span>Cardinal Richelieu<span> (French: </span>Cardinal de Richelieu [kaʁdinal d(ə) ʁiʃ(ə)ljø]<span>), was a French clergyman, nobleman, and statesman. He was consecrated as a bishop in 1607 and was appointed </span>Foreign Secretary<span> in 1616. Richelieu soon rose in both the Catholic Church and the French government, becoming a </span>cardinal<span> in 1622, and </span>King Louis XIII's<span> chief minister in 1624. He remained in office until his death in 1642; he was succeeded by </span>Cardinal Mazarin<span>, whose career he had fostered.</span>
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