About Martial d'Auvergne
Lived 1430 – 1508 (aged 77–78). Martial d'Auvergne was a French poet and writer.
Martial d'Auvergne (Martial of Auvergne, Martial of Paris, 1420 – 13 May 1508) was a French poet. Originally from Auvergne, he served as notary at Châtelet, and later as attorney (procureur) for the Paris parlement.
His most important work is the (1493, edited 1724), a versified chronicle of the Hundred Years' War. It was composed between 1477 and 1483, with the first manuscript completed in 1484 and the first edition printed in 1493.
His other works include Les Louenges de la benoiste Vierge Marie (1492), a devotional poem dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus and the satirical Les Arrêts d’amour (undated, in prose) and L’Amant rendu cordelier à l’Observance d’amour (1490, in verse).
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Who was Martial d'Auvergne?
French poet
When was Martial d'Auvergne born?
Martial d'Auvergne was born in 1430 in Paris.
When did Martial d'Auvergne die?
Martial d'Auvergne died on 13 May 1508 in Paris.
What was Martial d'Auvergne's occupation?
Martial d'Auvergne was a poet and writer.
What nationality was Martial d'Auvergne?
Martial d'Auvergne was French.
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