Vincent Voiture [SEP] date of death
Vincent Voiture
Vincent Voiture (24 February 1597 – 26 May 1648), French poet and writer of prose, was the son of a rich wine merchant of Amiens. He was introduced by a schoolfellow, the count Claude d'Avaux, to Gaston, Duke of Orléans, and accompanied him to Brussels and Lorraine on diplomatic missions.
Although a follower of the Duke of Orléans, he won the favour of Cardinal Richelieu, and was one of the earliest members of the Académie française. He also received appointments and pensions from
and "Romeo and Juliet" (the "bad quarto") published
New books Poetry.
- Michael Drayton – "Englands Heroicall Epistles"
Births.
- February 24 – Vincent Voiture, French poet (died 1648)
- July 5 – Sigismondo Boldoni, Italian writer, poet, and physician (died 1630)
- December 23 – Martin Opitz von Boberfeld, German poet (died 1639)
- "Unknown date" – Wang Wei (王微), Chinese poet and prostitute (died 1647