Pierre de Ronsard(1524 – 1585)

"Prince of poets and poet of princes", Pierre de Ronsard is the most emblematic figure of poetic literature during the French Renaissance. Handling the ode in the manner of ancient authors, he participated in the development of the sonnet (fourteen lines). With his friend Joachim du Bellay, he formed a group of 7 poets (la Pléiade) who defended and enriched the French language. His works deal with love and nature, sometimes borrowing Greco-Latin references.

Pierre Terrail de Bayard (1476 - 1524)

Peter the Hermit(1050 - 1115)

Goumiers
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Senegalese skirmishers
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Corporal Peugeot
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Historical context
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