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2 unusual facts about Henri de Gondi


Henri de Gondi, duc de Retz

Henri de Gondi, duc de Retz (1590–1659) was a French nobleman of the Gondi family.

Seigneurs and Dukes of Retz

He was succeeded by his nephews, Henri (died 1622) and Jean François de Gondi (died 1654), for whom the episcopal see of Paris was erected into an archbishopric in 1622, and by his great-nephew, Jean François Paul de Gondi, the famous cardinal de Retz.


Jean François Paul de Gondi

Pierre was succeeded by his nephews Henri de Gondi (d. 1622) and Jean-François de Gondi (d. 1654), for whom the episcopal see of Paris was erected into an archbishopric in 1622.


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Château de Saint-Cloud

After the death of Jean-François de Gondi in 1654, the château was inherited in turn by Philippe-Emmanuel de Gondi and then by his nephew Henri de Gondi, known as the duc de Retz.