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Marot, Clément
(Encyclopedia) Marot, ClémentMarot, ClémentklāmiNˈ mirōˈ [key], 1496?–1544, French court poet. His graceful rondeaux, ballades and epigrams won him the patronage of Francis I and Margaret of Navarre…Margaret of Navarre
(Encyclopedia) Margaret of NavarreMargaret of Navarrenəvärˈ [key] or Margaret of AngoulêmeMargaret of AngoulêmeäNg&oomacr;lāmˈ [key], 1492–1549, queen consort of Navarre; sister of King Francis I…Francis I, king of France
(Encyclopedia) Francis I, 1494–1547, king of France (1515–47), known as Francis of Angoulême before he succeeded his cousin and father-in-law, King Louis XII. The king also had some notable…Villon, François
(Encyclopedia) Villon, FrançoisVillon, FrançoisfräNswäˈ vēyôNˈ [key], 1431–1463?, French poet, b. Paris, whose original name was François de Montcorbier or François Des Loges. One of the earliest…Brewer's: French Leave
To take French leave. To take without asking leave or giving any equivalent. The allusion is to the French soldiers, who in their invasions take what they require, and never wait to ask…Clement of Rome
(Encyclopedia) Clement of Rome: see Clement I, Saint.Clement I, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Clement I, Saint, or Clement of RomeClement I, Saint,klĕmˈənt [key], d. a.d. 97?, pope (a.d. 88?–a.d. 97?), martyr; successor of St. Cletus. He may have known the apostles Peter and…Medici, Giulio de'
(Encyclopedia) Medici, Giulio de': see Clement VII.Clement Wood
Wood, Clement[1888-1950](3)Born at Tuscaloosa, Ala., Sept. 1, 1888, but reared in Birmingham, Ala., where he attended Taylor's Academy and Birmingham High School. Received his degree of A.B.…Roberto Clemente
Name at birth: Roberto Clemente WalkerRoberto Clemente had exactly 3000 hits in his major league career before he died in a 1972 plane crash while taking supplies to Nicaraguan earthquake victims.…