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Gaston Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Verneuil (3 November 1601 – 28 May 1682), was the bishop of Metz from 1612 to 1652, despite not being ordained. In his early 50s he was displaced and had a career as a diplomat.
25 de oct. de 2023 · The chapter of his life as a bishop closed, Henri went on to be knighted and was created Duke of Verneuil in 1663. Henri, Duke of Verneuil, became a bishop without ever becoming a priest, marked a truly unique moment in the history of the Church.
"Gaston Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Verneuil (3 November 1601 – 28 May 1682), was the illegitimate son of King Henry IV of France and his mistress, Catherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues. He was the bishop of Metz from 1612 to 1652, despite not being ordained.
Gaston Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Verneuil, was the bishop of Metz from 1612 to 1652, despite not being ordained. In his early 50s he was displaced and had a career as a diplomat.
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Gaston Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Verneuil (3 November 1601 – 28 May 1682), was the illegitimate son of King Henry IV of France and his mistress, Catherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues. He was the bishop of Metz from 1612 to 1652, despite not being ordained. In his early 50s he was displaced and had a career as a diplomat.
Henri was born in the Château de Vincennes on 3 November 1601. His sister was Gabrielle Angelique, called Mlle de Verneuil (1603–1627), who married Bernard de Nogaret de La Valette. He was declared legitimate in 1603, at the age of two.
His half siblings included King Louis XIII of France, Duchess of Savoy and Duke of Vendôme.
Henri IV, né Henri de Bourbon et surnommé Henri le grand 3 le 13 décembre 15534 à Pau et assassiné le 14 mai 1610 à Paris, fut roi de Navarre (Henri III de Navarre, 1572-1610) puis roi de France (1589-1610), premier souverain français de la branche dite de Bourbon de la dynastie capétienne.
24 de jun. de 2021 · English: Portrait of Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Verneuil (1601-1682) and his wife Charlotte Séguier (1622-1704), formerly identified as Henri II d'Orléans, Duke of Longueville (1595-1663) and Anne-Geneviève de Bourbon (1619-1679)
