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The Gondi House in Lyon is associated with the Gondi family, originally from Florence, who settled in France in the 16th century. This family, first banker and allied with the Medici, played a major role in French political and religious circles. Antoine de Gondi, son of Antonio Guidobaldo, settled in Lyon as a banker and financial agent, marking the beginning of the Gondi influence in France. The house, although little documented in its architecture, symbolizes their Lyon anchor before their ascent to Paris.

The Gondi family, divided into two French branches (Retz and Codun), accumulated titles and wealth. Albert de Gondi, Marshal of France and Duke of Retz, illustrates their power. Their heritage includes seigneuries such as Noisy-le-Roi and Versailles, later sold to Louis XIII. In Lyon, their house bears witness to their transition between Italy and France, before their integration into the French nobility.

The Gondi, extinct in the 18th century, left a marked architectural and genealogical heritage. Their Lyon home, listed as a Historic Monument in 1926, recalls their role in the economic and political history of the Renaissance. Their motto, Non sine labore, sums up their journey from Florence to the French royal courts.

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