Pierre de Gondi, cardinal de Retz (1533–1616) was a French bishop and cardinal of the Gondi family.
Life
Born in Lyon, he was a brother of Albert de Gondi (two of whose sons, Henri and Jean-François, succeeded Pierre as bishop of Paris) and a protégé of Catherine de Médicis. In turn, he became bishop of Langres (1565), bishop of Paris (1570), chancellor and grand almoner to Elisabeth of Austria, wife of Charles IX of France.
He was created cardinal in 1587.
Gondi undertook several missions to Rome under Henry III of France and Henry IV of France and attended the 1592 papal conclave.
References
Sources
Bouillet, Marie-Nicolas; Chassang, Alexis, eds. (1878). Dictionnaire Bouillet (in French). {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)- House of Gondi on web.genealogie
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byGuillaume Viole | Bishop of Paris 1573–1598 |
Succeeded byHenri de Gondi |
| Records | ||
| Preceded byFrancesco Mantica | Oldest living Member of the Sacred College 30 January 1614 - 17 February 1616 |
Succeeded byDomenico Toschi |
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