Louis Bellaud

Louis Bellaud also known as Bellaud de la Bellaudière (1543–1588) was an

Occitan language Occitan (; oc, occitan, link=no ), also known as ''lenga d'òc'' (; french: langue d'oc) by its native speakers, and sometimes also referred to as ''Provençal'', is a Romance languages, Romance language spoken in Southern France, Monaco, Ital ...

writer and poet from

Provence Provence (, , , , ; oc, Provença or ''Prouvènço'' , ) is a geographical region and historical province of southeastern France, which extends from the left bank of the lower Rhône to the west to the Italian border to the east; it is bor ...

. Bellaud was born in

Grasse Grasse (; Provençal dialect, Provençal oc, Grassa in classical norm or in Mistralian norm ; traditional it, Grassa) is the only Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes Departments of France, department in the Provence- ...

, the son of a nobleman who then settled in

Aix-en-Provence Aix-en-Provence (, , ; oc, label= Provençal, Ais de Provença in classical norm, or in Mistralian norm, ; la, Aquae Sextiae), or simply Aix ( medieval Occitan: ''Aics''), is a city and commune in southern France, about north of Marseille. ...

, where he received his education. During his youth he was a friend of Charles and Michel de Nostredame, sons of

Nostradamus Michel de Nostredame (December 1503 – July 1566), usually Latinised as Nostradamus, was a French astrologer, apothecary, physician, and reputed seer, who is best known for his book ''Les Prophéties'' (published in 1555), a collection o ...

. During the War of Religion he served in the Royal army. When he was dismissed, after a brief period of peace, he tried to travel by see departing from Bordeau. Nevertheless, he had to serve again; after which he tried to return to Provence in 1578. He was then arrested in Moulin and remained imprisoned for 20 month and here he wrote nostalgic poems of his youth in his native language. This work was the only one he published during his lifetime with the title ''Don don infernal'' ("don don" being the noise of the bell he used to hear in his cell); After being released, he finally returned to Aix where his conduct led him back to prison a couple of time until he entered the Court of

Henri d'Angoulême Henri de Valois, duc d'Angoulême (1551 – 2 June 1586, in Aix-en-Provence), sometimes called "Henri, bâtard de Valois" or "Henri de France", was a ''Légitimé de France'', cleric, and military commander during the Wars of Religion. Biography ...

Great Prairer of Order of Malta until the violent death of his master in 1586. Bellaud went then to

Marseille Marseille ( , , ; also spelled in English as Marseilles; oc, Marselha ) is the prefecture of the French department of Bouches-du-Rhône and capital of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the camargue region of southern Franc ...

in order to join Pèire Pau, his uncle-in-law and an influential man, close to Charles de Casaulx (first consul during the episode of Marseille republic). He finally died in Grasse. Pèire Pau published part of his work. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bellaud, Louis Occitan poets Grasse Occitan-language writers 1588 deaths 1543 births French male poets