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 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.
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Preceded by Pierre de Gondi |
Bishop of Paris 1598–1622 |
Succeeded by Jean-François de Gondi (as Archbishop of Paris) |
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