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16th-century French poets

  • Nicholas Bourbon (the elder)Nicholas Bourbon was born in Vendeuvre-sur-Barse, France, during the year 1503. This small town in the Champagne region was famous for its cannonball forges…
  • Marguerite de NavarreMarguerite de Navarre entered the world on the 11th of April 1492 in Angoulême, France. Her mother Louise of Savoy was only nineteen years old when she…
  • Joachim du BellayJoachim du Bellay was born at the Castle of La Turmelière, not far from Liré, near Angers. His father Jean du Bellay served as Lord of Gonnor and stood as…
  • Pierre de RonsardPierre de Ronsard was born at the Manoir de la Possonnière in the village of Couture-sur-Loir, Vendômois on the 11th of September 1524.