About René Le Pays
Lived 1634 – 1690 (aged 55–56). René Le Pays was a French poet.
René Le Pays, sieur de Plessis-Villeneuve (Nantes or Fougères, 1636 - Paris, April 30, 1690 ), sometimes credited as M.L.C.D.P., was a French poet and tax farmer-general (fermier général des gabelles) in Dauphiné and Provence.
He was a founding member of the Academy of Arles in 1668, and the Duke of Savoy conferred on him the Order of St. Maurice in 1670.
Works
Amitiés, Amours, et Amourettes, Grenoble 1664 Zélotide, histoire galante, Paris 1665 Translated as The drudge, or The jealous extravagant, a piece of gallantry by John Bulteel, 1673 Nouvelles Œuvres, 1672 (2 vols.) Le Démélé de l'Esprit et du Cœur, 1688
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Who was René Le Pays?
French poet
When was René Le Pays born?
René Le Pays was born in 1634 in Avranches, Fougères.
When did René Le Pays die?
René Le Pays died on 30 April 1690 in Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais, Paris.
What was René Le Pays's occupation?
René Le Pays was a poet.
What nationality was René Le Pays?
René Le Pays was French.
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