Who captured John Casimir during his trip to Spain?
Cardinal Richelieu
Philip IV
Louis XIV
Archduke Leopold Wilhelm
Answer
Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister of King Louis XIII of France, orchestrated the abduction of John Casimir, the brother of King Władysław IV of Poland. Casimir, lured by the prospects of marrying an Italian princess, was detained in Spain at Richelieu's behest in an attempt to influence Polish politics and weaken the Habsburgs, France's primary rivals in Europe at that time.
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