Memoirs of Jean François Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz — Volume 1

Produced by David Widger
MEMOIRS OF JEAN FRANCOIS PAUL de GONDI, CARDINAL DE RETZ
Written by Himself
Being Historic Court Memoirs of the Great Events during the Minority of Louis XIV. and the Administration of Cardinal Mazarin.
ILLUSTRATIONS Cardinal de Retz——Photogravure from an Old Painting
Turenne——Photogravure from an Old Painting
Richelieu——Engraving by Lubin
Anne of Austria——Original Etching by Mercier
Louis XIII——Painting in the Louvre
Conde'——Painting in Versailles Gallery
Our Author, John Francis Paul de Gondi, Cardinal de Retz, Sovereign of Commercy, Prince of Euville, second Archbishop of Paris, Abbot of Saint Denis in France, was born at Montmirail, in Brie, in October, 1614.
His father was Philippe Emanuel de Gondi, Comte, de Joigni, General of the Galleys of France and Knight of the King's Orders; and his mother was Frances Marguerite, daughter of the Comte de Rochepot, Knight of the King's Orders, and of Marie de Lannoy, sovereign of Commercy and Euville.