Étienne Tabourot

[1] His uncle, Jean Tabourot (1520-1595), was a writer, canon and religious official in Langres.

[1] Returning to Dijon, in 1582 he bought an office of "King's attorney" ("procureur du roi") in the jurisdiction of Dijon and became an active member of the Catholic League during the French Wars of Religion.

Tabourot produced two youthful works in Paris: Latin translations of Pierre de Ronsard's Fourmy and of Remy Belleau's Papillon.

[1] In 1572, he published a collection of sonnets and a dictionary of rhymes, and continued to write poetry throughout his life.

[1] In 1587 he published a Latin and French historical portrait of the last four Dukes of Burgundy.