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Philippe Desportes or Desports (1546 – 5 October 1606) was a French poet born in Chartres.

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.!

Philippe Desportes

French poet

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

Born	&#; Chartres&#;
Died	5 October &#; (aged 59–60) Abbaye Notre-Dame de Bonport
Occupation	Poet, writer&#;

Philippe Desportes or Desports ( &#; 5 October ) 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.

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

Philippe Desportes, his name sometimes written as Desports, was a late 16 th century French poet and royal courtier who held prestigious posts.

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.

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.

The Renaissance poet Philippe Desportes (1546-1606) was cons appreciated and admired during his lifetime.1 In 1573, while the leaving France for Poland in.

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 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.

A good example of the light and dainty