Jean Marot

He received a neglected education, and thus did not learn latin, but made up for it by studying history, fable and poetry from authors.

His verses were enjoyed by Michelle de Saubonne, wife of the Lord of Le château du Parc-Soubise situated in Mouchamps.

By Anne of Brittany's order, he followed Louis 12th on his expeditions to Genoa and Venice against Julius II, with the express mission of celebrating them.

[3] When Louis XII died, Marot entered the service of Francis I of France and composed a poem in which the Nobility, the Church and Labour, i.e. the three orders, plead one after the other the cause of king, who had just aroused discontent by implementing new taxes.

His son Clément Marot, the child of his second wife, was then appointed in his place, as valet de chambre to the king Francis I of France, and likewise became a noted poet.