Albert de Gondi

Albert de Gondi, Duc de Retz (* November 4, 1522 in Florence, † April 12, 1602 in Paris) was a French military leader.

Albert de Gondi, he was the oldest of the three sons of the Florentine merchant and banker Guidobaldo or Antoine de Gondi (1486-1560), who first settled in Lyons and his wife thanks to the favor of the 1533 with Henry of Orléans, the future Henry II. wed Catherine of Medici in 1547 recording of the court found. There Guidobaldo took the post of maître d' hôtel or steward of the young Duke of Anjou, that is the later of Henry III. one.

Albert de Gondi acquired in 1565 through his marriage to Claude -Catherine de Clermont- Dampierre, widowed Baroness de Retz, Retz the barony, which was elevated to a duchy in 1581. He distinguished himself in several wars from, was appointed in 1573 to the Marshal of France, and practiced under Henry III. great influence. Later, he took the side of Henry IV

His younger brothers were the Bishop and Cardinal Pierre de Gondi and galley General Charles de Gondi. The Cardinal of Retz was his great-nephew.

Progeny

  • Henri de Gondi (1572-1622), Bishop of Paris and the first Cardinal of Retz
  • Philippe Emmanuel de Gondi (1581-1662), Galley General
  • Jean -François de Gondi (1584-1654), Bishop of Paris in succession to his brother Henri and first Archbishop of Paris
Henry II of France Mayor of the Palace Henry III of France Henry IV of France Henri de Gondi (cardinal)
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