Jean François Paul de Gondi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jean François Paul de Gondi

Catholic cardinal

Date of Birth: 29-Sep-1613

Place of Birth: Montmirail, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 24-Aug-1679

Profession: writer, politician, Catholic priest, cleric, memoirist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra


Show Famous Birthdays Today, France

👉 Worldwide Celebrity Birthdays Today

About Jean François Paul de Gondi

  • Jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz (20 September 1613 – 24 August 1679) was a French churchman, writer of memoirs, and agitator in the Fronde. The Florentine banking family of the Gondi had been introduced into France by Catherine de' Medici; Catherine offered Jérome (Girolamo) de Gondi in 1573 the château that he made the nucleus of the Château de Saint-Cloud; his hôtel in the Faubourg Saint-Germain of Paris became the Hôtel de Condé in the following generation.
  • The Gondi acquired great estates in Brittany and became connected with the noblest houses of the kingdom.

Read more at Wikipedia