Christine de Pizan
1364–1430 · writer · France
Arts and ideasabout 65 years old in 1429
Christine de Pizan or Pisan, was a Venetian-born French court writer for King Charles VI of France and several French royal dukes, in both prose and poetry. She wrote in French, having been raised in France to parents who came from Bologna. Her father was invited to the French court in 1368, when Christine was only four years old, to serve as a doctor and astrologer. He insisted that his daughter learn philosophy, Latin, Italian, French, history, literature, and science, which was very unusual for the time.
Read more on WikipediaThe world around them · Orléans, 1429
- Who governs
- France is split by the Hundred Years' War. The English and their Burgundian allies hold the north.
- Everyday life
- Villages have been raided for decades, and the Black Death keeps returning.
- Arts and ideas
- Books are still copied by hand. Christine de Pizan writes from a convent.
- Meanwhile
- In China, the Ming treasure fleets are about to make their last voyage.
Their life in their time
- 1364
- 142965 years oldJoan of Arc lifts the siege of Orléans
- 142965 years oldChristine de Pizan writes about Joan of Arcauthor
- 143066 years oldDies
Connected to
- Jo
Joan of Arc · subject
1429 Christine de Pizan writes about Joan of Arc. Christine de Pizan writes a poem celebrating Joan of Arc, the only one written in Joan's lifetime.
Source: wikipedia:Christine_de_Pizan
