Jeanne de la Font (1500–1532) was a poet and patron of the
French Renaissance
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Life and work
Jeanne was the only child of Jean de la Font and Françoise Godard of Bourges.
Marguerite de Navarre
Marguerite de Navarre (french: Marguerite d'Angoulême, ''Marguerite d'Alençon''; 11 April 149221 December 1549), also known as Marguerite of Angoulême and Margaret of Navarre, was a princess of France, Duchess of Alençon and Berry, and Queen ...
arranged her marriage to her secretary Jacques Thiboust. They lived in the city of
Bourges, which had become a cultural centre because of the patronage of
Jeanne of France at the start of the century. Marguerite attracted many humanists to the city and both Jeanne de la Font and her husband established friendly ties to them. The couple had five children, of whom Jacqueline, Jeanne and Marie Thiboust survived to adulthood and became known for their learning.
Jeanne wrote a French adaption of
Giovanni Boccaccio's
Teseida, which gained her praise as a poet.
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16th-century French women writers
16th-century French writers
1500 births
1532 deaths
French women poets