Which French king did Mazarin first serve as chief minister?
Louis XIII
Louis XIV
Henry IV
Louis XV
Answer
Louis XIII was the first French king to have Mazarin as his chief minister. Mazarin, an Italian cardinal, initially served as an advisor to Louis XIII's mother, Marie de' Medici, after her husband's assassination. Upon Louis XIII's assumption of personal rule, Mazarin continued to serve as an advisor and was eventually appointed chief minister in 1642.
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