Marie De Cotteblanche
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Marie De Cotteblanche was a French noblewoman known for her skill in languages and translation of works from Spanish to French.
She was daughter of Guy De Cotteblanche, a lawyer for the Parlement
of Paris. Her mother was Catherine Hesseline who he married in 1517. She had an older brother Elie, who became a Gentleman of the Royal Chamber in 1571, and a sister Marguerite. The poet François de Belleforest
dedicated a poem to the family in 1560 called Chasse d'amour. There are indications the family were French Protestants
. Marie de Cotteblanche studied languages, philosophy, science, and mathematics. Her praises were sung by the bibliographer Le Croix de Maine . Her patron was Marguerite de Saluces, the Marachale de Termes
who taught her Italian.
Her only known surviving work is her 1566 translation of a best-selling text, Coloquios y Diálogos (1547) by the Spanish encyclopaedist Pedro Mexía
. The French title was Trois dialogues de M. Pierre Messie, touchant la nature du soleil, de la terre et de toutes les choses qui se font et apparaissent en l'air (Three Dialogues … on the Sun and the Earth). Its dialog form appealed to a wide readership and it was reprinted 29 times between 1566 and 1643.
She was daughter of Guy De Cotteblanche, a lawyer for the Parlement
Parlement
Parlements were regional legislative bodies in Ancien Régime France.The political institutions of the Parlement in Ancien Régime France developed out of the previous council of the king, the Conseil du roi or curia regis, and consequently had ancient and customary rights of consultation and...
of Paris. Her mother was Catherine Hesseline who he married in 1517. She had an older brother Elie, who became a Gentleman of the Royal Chamber in 1571, and a sister Marguerite. The poet François de Belleforest
François de Belleforest
François de Belleforest was a prolific French author, poet and translator of the Renaissance. He was born in a poor family and his father was killed when he was seven...
dedicated a poem to the family in 1560 called Chasse d'amour. There are indications the family were French Protestants
Huguenot
The Huguenots were members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France during the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the 17th century, people who formerly would have been called Huguenots have instead simply been called French Protestants, a title suggested by their German co-religionists, the...
. Marie de Cotteblanche studied languages, philosophy, science, and mathematics. Her praises were sung by the bibliographer Le Croix de Maine . Her patron was Marguerite de Saluces, the Marachale de Termes
Château de Termes
The Château de Termes is a ruined castle near the village of Termes in the Aude département of France. It is one of the so-called Cathar castles.-History:...
who taught her Italian.
Her only known surviving work is her 1566 translation of a best-selling text, Coloquios y Diálogos (1547) by the Spanish encyclopaedist Pedro Mexía
Pedro Mexía
Pedro Mexía , was a Spanish Renaissance writer, humanist and historian...
. The French title was Trois dialogues de M. Pierre Messie, touchant la nature du soleil, de la terre et de toutes les choses qui se font et apparaissent en l'air (Three Dialogues … on the Sun and the Earth). Its dialog form appealed to a wide readership and it was reprinted 29 times between 1566 and 1643.
External links
- Three Dialogues of Pierre Messie, concerning the nature of the Sun, Earth, & all things that have appeared in the air. Full 1570 text in French. At the Bibliotheques Virtuelles Humanistes. Accessed June 2011.