Apologye en defense pour le Roy fondee sur texte d evangile contre ses enemis et calomniateurs Francois Sagon 1544

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. He published in 1544 ''Apologye en défense pour le Roy'', a text defending the actions of Francis I in the

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, by drawing parallels with the ''

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'' in the

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, in which Francis is compared to the wounded man, the Emperor to the thieves, and Suleiman to the

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providing help to Francis. Ecouen Museum exhibit

Works

*''Le regret d'honneur féminin'' *''Apologye en défense pour le Roy'' *''Epistre à Marot''

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Francois de Sagon French poets French male poets