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French poet (1524–1585)

Not to be confused with the painter Hans Zatzka.

For the main-belt asteroid, see 10139 Ronsard. For the rose cultivar, see Pierre de Ronsard (rose).

Pierre de Ronsard (French pronunciation:[pjɛʁdəʁɔ̃saʁ]; 11 September 1524 – 27 December 1585) was a French poet known in his generation as a "prince of poets".^[1] His works include Les Amours de Cassandre (1552),Les Hymnes (1555-1556), Les Discours (1562-1563), La Franciade (1572), and Sonnets pour Hélène (1578).

Ronsard was born at Manoir de la Possonnière in the village of Couture-sur-Loir, Vendômois.

His father served Francis I as maître d'hôtel du roi. Ronsard received an education at home before attending the College of Navarre in Paris at age nine. He later travelled extensively, including visits to Scotland, Flanders, and Holland.

After a hearing impairment halted his diplomatic career, Ronsard dedicated himself to study at the Collège Coqueret