Jean de Bonsi

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name = Jean de Bonsi †


See = Bishop of Beziers (nowadays part of the Archdiocese of Montpellier) Emeritus
Title = Cardinal priest of Sant'Eusebio; Member of Congregation for Universal Inquisition
Period = July 20, 1615—July 4, 1621
cardinal = August 17, 1611
Predecessor = Tommaso Bonsi †
Successor = Domenico Bonsi †
post = Cardinal priest of S.Clemente | date of birth = 1554
place of birth = Florence, Italy
date of death = July 4, 1621
place of death =Rome |

Jean de Bonsi was born in 1554 in Florence, Italy to "Domenico Bonsi", prime minister of the Duke of Tuscany, and "Costanza Vettori"

Early Life and Studies

He sudied in University of Padua canon and civil law.Ferdinando I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, named him an arbiter on the differences between him and Pope Clement VIII, concerning territorial limits.Later he became lawyer in Rome.

Episcopate

He was named Bishop of Béziers (nowadays part of the Archdiocese of Montpellier) after his uncle "Tommaso Bonsi" on February 11, 1598 and consecrated on September 30 the same year and served as bishop till 1611.He was succeeded by his nephew "Domenico Bonsi" - coadjutor bishop of the same diocese, followed by other members of "De Bonsi" family.

Cardinalate

Jean de Bonsi was created cardinal priest in the consistory of August 17, 1611 by Pope Paul V.Later in 1615 he received the red hat and was appointed to the title of S.Clemente until 1621 when he was opted for the title of Sant'Eusebio for about six months before his death on July 4, 1621, Rome.

External links

* [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1611.htm#Bonsi The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church]