XEE4159538: French king Louis XIII and minister cadinal of Richelieu founding the Academie Francaise, 1635 - Fondation de l'Academie Francaise in 1635 by Louis XIII (1601-1643) and Cardinal Richelieu (Armand Jean du Plessis de Richelieu) (1585-1642). Engraving by G. Staal, 1854., Staal, Pierre Gustave Eugene (Gustave) (1817-82) / Bridgeman Images