▁king , ▁the ▁conf id ant ▁of ▁Rich el ieu , ▁the ▁friend ▁of ▁Marie ▁de ▁Med ici , ▁and ▁through ▁his ▁son , ▁Leon , ▁who ▁was ▁appointed ▁in ▁ 1 6 3 5 ▁ch an cell or ▁to ▁Gast on ▁d ' O rl é ans , ▁able ▁to ▁bring ▁his ▁influence ▁to ▁bear ▁on ▁that ▁prince , ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁in valu able ▁medi ator ; ▁and ▁the ▁personal ▁influence ▁thus ▁exerc ised , ▁combined ▁with ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁both ▁the ▁fin ances ▁and ▁the ▁foreign ▁policy ▁of ▁France , ▁made ▁him , ▁next ▁to ▁the ▁cardinal , ▁the ▁most ▁powerful ▁man ▁in ▁the ▁kingdom . ▁Rich el ieu ▁made ▁him ▁exec utor ▁of ▁his ▁will , ▁and ▁Louis ▁XIII ▁named ▁him ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁of ▁reg ency ▁which ▁he ▁intended ▁should ▁govern ▁the ▁kingdom ▁after ▁his ▁death . ▁ ▁But ▁the ▁k ings ▁last ▁plans ▁were ▁not ▁carried ▁out , ▁and ▁B outh ill ier ▁was ▁obliged ▁to ▁ret ire ▁into ▁private ▁life , ▁giving ▁up ▁his ▁office ▁of ▁super int endent ▁of ▁fin ances ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 6 4 3 . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁Paris ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁March ▁ 1 6 5 2 . ▁ ▁His ▁son , ▁Lé on ▁B outh ill ier , ▁comte ▁de ▁Ch av igny ▁( 1 6 0 8 – 1 6 5 2 ), ▁was ▁early ▁associated ▁with ▁his ▁father , ▁who ▁took ▁him ▁with ▁him ▁from ▁ 1 6