- - Wise old head active in emergencies
- - One wielding power behind the scenes, unpredictable in emergencies
- - Controlling influence deployed in emergencies
- - Shadowy mastermind
- - Influential, though unofficial, person
- - Name first used for François Leclerc du Tremblay, Richelieu's right-hand man
- - Power behind the throne
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