Catholic 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][4]
References
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- ^ 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.
