Paula Vicente (1519–1576), was a Portuguese artist, musician and writer. She was the daughter of

Gil Vicente Gil Vicente (; c. 1465c. 1536), called the Trobadour, was a Portuguese playwright and poet who acted in and directed his own plays. Considered the chief dramatist of Portugal he is sometimes called the "Portuguese Plautus," often ref ...

and Mecília Rodrigues and sister of Luís Vicente. She was appointed lady-in-waiting to

Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu Maria of Portugal, Duchess of Viseu (18 June 1521 – 10 October 1577; ) was an Infanta of Portugal, the only daughter of King Manuel I of Portugal and Eleanor of Austria. A noted patron of the arts and buildings, Maria's personal wealth rivaled ...

, and never married. She was a known scholar and musician, and wrote several plays.

Works

* ''Arte de Língua Inglesa e Holandesa para instrução dos seus Naturais''

References

* AMARAL, Augusto Martins Ferreira do (1976). Barretos e Outros Contendo subsídios para a genealogia descendente de Gil Vicente. .l.: s.n.pp. 49–50 {{DEFAULTSORT:Vicente, Paula 1519 births 1576 deaths 16th-century Portuguese writers 16th-century Portuguese women writers 16th-century musicians 16th-century women musicians Portuguese ladies-in-waiting