Henri de Gondi (cardinal)

Not to be confused with his nephew Henri de Gondi (1590-1659).

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]

His Eminence 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 (1572) Paris, Kingdom of France
Died	13 August 1622 (aged 49-50) Paris, Kingdom of France
Coat of arms

References

1. Bailey, Donald (2004). La vie de Michel de Marillac. p. 206. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
2. Pare, Ambroise (1983). On Monsters and Marvels. p. 204. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
3. Milstein, Joanna (2016). The Gondi: Family Strategy and Survival in Early Modern France. p. 137. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
4. "Henri Cardinal de Gondi [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-02-15.

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Pierre de Gondi	Bishop of Paris 1598–1622	Succeeded by Jean-François de Gondi (as Archbishop of Paris)