Usually referred to as maker and unmaker of kings

The third of Mr. Steddard's series of Lenten lectures at Daly's Theatre will be delivered at 11 o'clock this morning. This will be the only historical lecture iin the course, and will be devoted to describing and illustrating the career of Cardinal Richelieu, the maker and unmaker of Kings.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F05E6DB123AE...

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The Papal Empire that had arisen had inspired the
world anew with the ancient terror of the name of Rome.
The occupant of St. Peter's Chair was the maker and
unmaker of kings. From the beginning of the eleventh
century this power had been growing, to the great
satisfaction of Churchmen and the keen chagrin of the
laity. The scheming ambition of the Popes knew no
bounds, and it culminated in the claim of Boniface VIII.
for the absolute supremacy of the Papacy over all
temporal authorities. It was just at the close of the
thirteenth century that the inevitable conflict came.
http://www.archive.org/stream/tourthrougholdpr00forriala/tou...

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingmaker

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Thanks, Mary-Ann