About Bertrand de Loque
Lived 1550 – 1605 (aged 54–55). Bertrand de Loque was a French writer and pastor.
Bertrand de Loque, author of Deux Traitéz: l'un de la guerre, l'autre du duel (Lyon: Iacob Ratoyre, 1589), Protestant minister, is said to be the same person as François de Saillans, who was born in Valence between 1540 and 1550. Loque was still alive in 1600.
Shakespeare used John Eliot's 1591 translation of Bertrand de Loque's Discourses of Warre and single Combat for inspiration and guidance in two plays, Henry V, and The Reign of King Edward III.
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Who was Bertrand de Loque?
French religious writer
When was Bertrand de Loque born?
Bertrand de Loque was born in 1550.
When did Bertrand de Loque die?
Bertrand de Loque died in 1605.
What was Bertrand de Loque's occupation?
Bertrand de Loque was a writer and pastor.
What nationality was Bertrand de Loque?
Bertrand de Loque was French.
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