Brantôme (writer)
Brantôme may refer to: *Brantôme, Dordogne, a commune in the Dordogne département in central France *Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme (1540–1614), French soldier and historian *Brantôme (horse) Brantôme (1931–1952) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and prominent sire. He was unbeaten at ages 2 and 3 and is ranked among the best French horses ever. Background Brantome was sired by Irish stallion Blandford (1919–1935) out of the ...

Brantôme, Dordogne
Brantôme (; ) is a former commune in the Dordogne department in southwestern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Brantôme en Périgord.Arrêté préfectoral
14 December 2015 It is the seat of the canton of Brantôme. , an old pilgrimage route to

Santiago de Compostela

, runs through Brantôme. The commune, which retains its picturesque atmosphere, is situated along the river
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Pierre De Bourdeille, Seigneur De Brantôme
Pierre de Bourdeille (,  – 15 July 1614), called the seigneur et abbé de Brantôme, was a French memoirist, soldier and biographer. Life Born at Bourdeilles in the Périgord, Brantôme was the third son of the baron François de Bourdeille and Anne de Vivonne. His mother and maternal grandmother, Louise de Daillon du Lude, were both attached to the court of Marguerite of Navarre. After Marguerite's death (1549), Brantôme went to Paris and later to Poitiers (1555) to finish his education. He was a nephew of Jeanne de Dampierre, who belonged to the royal household and whom he cited as a source of information in his works. He was given several benefices, the most important of which was the lay abbacy of Saint-Pierre de Brantôme, but had no inclination for an ecclesiastical career. He became a soldier and came into contact with many of the great leaders of the continental wars. He travelled in Italy; in Scotland, where he accompanied Mary, Queen of Scots (then the widow ...
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