Henri de Gondi
Henri de Gondi (* 1572 in Paris , † August 14, 1622 in Béziers ) was a French bishop and cardinal .
Life
The de Gondi family originally came from Florence . He was the second child of Albert de Gondi, duc de Retz , who was made Marshal of France in 1573 , and the Baroness Claude-Catherine de Clermont-Dapierre. His brother Jean-François later became the first Archbishop of Paris . As the nephew of the Bishop of Paris Pierre de Gondi , he became his uncle's coadjutor before succeeding him as bishop in 1598. He was the uncle of Cardinal Jean-François-Paul de Gondi de Retz . He obtained a licentiate utroque iure in canonical and secular law .
On June 16, 1597 he became Bishop of Paris. He was ordained bishop on March 1, 1598 by his predecessor and uncle Cardinal Pierre de Gondi; Co- consecrators were Armand Sorbin , Bishop of Nevers , and René Potier , Bishop of Beauvais . He was a participant in the General Estates in 1614 and 1615, a member of the Privy Council and from 1619 its chairman.
Pope Paul V elevated him to cardinal priest in the consistory of March 26, 1618 , but de Gondi never traveled to Rome to receive the red hat and a titular church . Also at the 1621 conclave , when Pope Gregory XV. was elected, he did not participate.
He died in Paris and was buried in a family chapel in the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral.
Web link
- Gondi, Henri de. In: Salvador Miranda : The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church. ( Florida International University website), accessed May 15, 2017.
- Entry on Henri de Gondi on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on May 15, 2017.
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Pierre de Gondi |
Bishop of Paris 1598–1622 |
Jean-François de Gondi |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gondi, Henri de |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cardinal von Retz |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French bishop and cardinal |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1572 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
DATE OF DEATH | August 14, 1622 |
Place of death | Beziers |