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Pierre de Bourdeille

Born

in Périgord, France

November 02, 1539

Died

July 15, 1614

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Pierre de Bourdeille, aka Pierre de Bourdeilles, or Pierre de Brantôme (sometimes spelled Branthome) was born in Perigord, Aquitaine, the third son of the baron de Bourdeille. His mother and maternal grandmother were both attached to the court of Marguerite of Navarre, on whose death in 1549 he went to Paris, and later (1555) to Poitiers, to finish his education.

He was given several benefices, the most important of which was the abbey of 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 Stuart (then the widow of Francis II of France); in England, where he saw Elizabeth I ...more

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Average rating: 3.68 · 101 ratings · 12 reviews · 393 distinct works

	Lives of Fair and Gallant Ladies 3.57 avg rating — 60 ratings — published 1655 — 75 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Duelling Stories of the Sixteenth Century: From the French of Brantôme by Pierre de Bourdeille, George H. Powell 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2007 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bravuconadas de los Españoles: Presentation y estudio historico de Pio Moa 4.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1607 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Recueil des dames, poesies et tombeaux (Bibliotheque de la Pleiade) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1991 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La vie de François Ier et de la reine Claude de France really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lives of Fair and Gallant Ladies, Volume 2 by Pierre de Bourdeille, Vies Des Dames Galantes 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2010 — 17 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dueling Stories of the Sixteenth Century: From the French of Brantome 2.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Casadas, viudas o solteras. ¿Quiénes son las más ardientes en el amor? 2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lives of the Gallant Ladies it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memoirs and Historical Chronicles of the Courts of Europe really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars