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][4]
Henri de Gondi | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal de Retz,[1] Bishop of Paris | |
 Henri de Gondi | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 2 November 1596 |
| Term ended | 13 August 1622 |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 1 March 1598 by Pierre de Gondi |
| Created cardinal | 26 March 1618 by Paul V |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1572 |
| Died | 13 August 1622 (aged 49-50) Paris, Kingdom of France |
| Coat of arms |  |
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Henri Cardinal de Gondi [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-02-15.
 | This article about a Roman Catholic cardinal from France is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |