Jean de Bonsi †

Church positions
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 in office	July 20, 1615—July 4, 1621
Successor	Domenico Bonsi †
Previous post	Cardinal priest of S.Clemente
Created cardinal	August 17, 1611
Personal
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

Contents 1 Early Life and Studies 2 Episcopate 3 Cardinalate 4 External links

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] External links

• The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church