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          Philippe Desportes was a French courtier poet whose light, facile verse prepared the way for the new taste of the 17th century in France and..

          Biography.

        1. Philippe Desportes, his name sometimes written as Desports, was a late 16 th century French poet and royal courtier who held prestigious posts.
        2. Philippe Desportes was a French courtier poet whose light, facile verse prepared the way for the new taste of the 17th century in France and.
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        4. Philippe Desportes was a French poet who enjoyed immense success during his lifetime and helped shape the French poetic landscape of the late sixteenth century.

          5. Philippe Desportes

          French poet

          Philippe Desportes

          Medallion from his tomb in the Notre-Dame de Bonport abbey

          Born1546 
          Chartres 
          Died5 October 1606  (aged 59–60)
          Abbaye Notre-Dame de Bonport
          OccupationPoet, writer 

          Philippe Desportes or Desports (1546 – 5 October 1606) was a French poet.[1]

          Biography

          Philippe Desportes was born in Chartres.

          While serving as secretary to the Bishop of Le Puy he visited Italy, where he learned Italian poetry. This experience became a good account. On his return to France he attached himself to the duke of Anjou, and followed him to Cracow on his election as king of Poland.

          Nine months in Poland satisfied the civilized Desportes, but in 1574 his patron became king of France as Henry III. He showered favours on the poet, who received, in reward for the skill with which he wrote occasional poems at the royal request, the abbey of Tiron and four other valuable benefices.

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