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Louise Labé

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Also known as Louise Labe, Belle Cordiere, The Beautiful Ropemaker, Beautiful Ropemaker, Yamété Kudasai, Louisa Labé

French poet of the Renaissance, born in Lyon (1524–1566)

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Louise Labé was a French poet who lived from 1524 to 1566. She is also known by the pseudonym Belle Cordiere. Her literary output includes works such as Lais et Sonnets, Oeuvres Poetiques Rymes De Pernette Du Guille, and Love Sonnets and Elegies.

Records indicate that she authored various collections, including Oeuvres Poetiques and Euvres... (Ed.1824) (Litterature) (French Edition). Different sources catalog her work count with varying figures, ranging from 2 to 89 entries. Her writings have been referenced in 76 other encyclopedia articles.

Synthesized by Vinony from 19 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, Europeana Sparql, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
c. 1524
Died
1566
Works
89

Top works

  • Lais et Sonnets
  • Oeuvres Poetiques Rymes De Pernette Du Guille
  • Oeuvres Poetiques
  • Euvres... (Ed.1824) (Litterature) (French Edition)
  • Love Sonnets and Elegies

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
FR
Active from
1524
Active to
1566-04-25

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
19
Total plays
38

Louise Labé, (c. 1520 or 1522 - 1566; La Belle Cordière) was a female French poet of the Renaissance. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Louise+Lab%C3%A9">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Key facts

Born
Louise Charlin Perrin Labé , c. 1522 , Lyon , Lyonnais , Kingdom of France
Died
25 April 1566 (1566-04-25) (aged 43–44), Parcieux-en-Dombes , Lyonnais, Kingdom of France
Language
French
Nationality
French

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Louise
Gender
female
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Lyon
Place of death
Parcieux
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
French
Student of
Maurice Scève
Field of work
poetry
Image
Pierre Woeiriot02.jpg
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date of birth
1524-01-01
Commons Creator page
Louise Labé
Commons gallery
Louise Labé
name in native language
Louise Labé
place of burial
Ain
Commons category
Louise Labé
writing language
French
date of death
1566-04-25
pseudonym
Belle Cordiere
has works in the collection
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Sources (3)

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Works in European collections

2 objects attributed to Louise Labé, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Louise Charlin Perrin Labé (c. 1522 – 25 April 1566), also identified as La Belle Cordière ("The Fair Ropemaker") after her father's job, was a French Renaissance poet from Lyon.

Biography

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