Task: Text Simplification
Input (English): armand jean du plessis de richelieu , cardinal-duc de richelieu -lrb- 9 september 1585 – 4 december 1642 -rrb- , was a french clergyman , noble , and statesman.
Output (English): armand jean du plessis de richelieu , cardinal-duc de richelieu -lrb- 9 september 1585 – 4 december 1642 -rrb- , was a french preacher , noble , and statesman.