Cardinal de Retz (political ally during the Fronde)

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Cardinal de Retz was a 17th-century French churchman, writer, and influential leader of the Fronde who became famous for his political intrigues and memoirs.

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instanceOf French writer
Fronde leader
Roman Catholic priest
cardinal
human
memoirist
political leader
alternateName Jean-François Paul de Gondi
surface form: Jean François Paul de Gondi, cardinal de Retz
appointedCardinalBy Pope Innocent X
associatedWith French nobility
Parlement of Paris
birthDate 1613-09-29
birthPlace Kingdom of France
Montmirail
burialPlace Notre-Dame Cathedral
surface form: Notre-Dame de Paris
countryOfCitizenship France
deathDate 1679-08-24
deathPlace Kingdom of France
Paris
education studies in philosophy
studies in theology
era 17th century
escapeFrom imprisonment at Vincennes
familyName de Gondi
genre historical writing
memoir
givenName Jean-François
imprisonedBy Cardinal Mazarin
imprisonedDuring reign of Louis XIV
influenced later French memoir literature
knownFor his memoirs
political intrigues during the Fronde
languageOfWorkOrName French
movement Fronde
surface form: the Fronde
name Jean-François Paul de Gondi
nobleFamily House of Gondi
notableWork Mémoires
occupation clergyman
politician
writer
participantIn Fronde
surface form: the Fronde
politicalActivity leader of the Parisian opposition during the Fronde
politicalAlignment opponent of Cardinal Mazarin
positionHeld cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
coadjutor archbishop of Paris
religion Roman Catholicism
style classical French prose

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Armand de Bourbon, Prince de Conti relative Cardinal de Retz (political ally during the Fronde)