Henri de Gondi (cardinal)
Henri de Gondi (1572 – 13 August 1622) was a French bishop and cardinal of the Gondi family. He was the son of Albert de Gondi, duc de Retz[2] and Claude Catherine de Clermont-Tonnerre. He succeeded his uncle Pierre de Gondi as bishop of Paris in 1598 and was succeeded on his death by his younger brother Jean-François de Gondi. He was made a cardinal in 1618.[3]
Henri de Gondi | |
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| Cardinal de Retz,[1] Bishop of Paris | |
 Henri de Gondi | |
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| Consecration | 1598 |
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| Born | 1572 |
| Died | August 13, 1622 (aged 49–50) |
References
- Bailey, Donald (2004). La vie de Michel de Marillac. p. 206. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- Pare, Ambroise (1983). On Monsters and Marvels. p. 204. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- Milstein, Joanna (2016). The Gondi: Family Strategy and Survival in Early Modern France. p. 137. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
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