{"id":6092,"date":"2024-08-10T17:00:54","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T16:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/?p=6092"},"modified":"2026-01-11T19:37:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T18:37:55","slug":"in-touraine-in-the-footsteps-of-ronsard-the-chateau-of-la-possonniere","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/in-touraine-in-the-footsteps-of-ronsard-the-chateau-of-la-possonniere\/","title":{"rendered":"In the Loire Valley, in the footsteps of Ronsard: the Ch\u00e2teau de la Possonni\u00e8re"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A privileged witness of the Renaissance, Pierre de Ronsard, leader of the Pl\u00e9iade along with Joachim du Bellay (1522-1560), was a great poet, a good Christian and even a good religious. This year marks the 500th anniversary of his supposed birth (1524).<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/in-touraine-in-the-footsteps-of-ronsard-the-chateau-of-la-possonniere\/#Le_manoir_de_la_Possonniere_maison_natale_de_Ronsard\" >The Manoir de la Possonni\u00e8re, Ronsard's birthplace<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/in-touraine-in-the-footsteps-of-ronsard-the-chateau-of-la-possonniere\/#Ronsard_et_son_epoque\" >Ronsard and his time<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/en\/in-touraine-in-the-footsteps-of-ronsard-the-chateau-of-la-possonniere\/#Ronsard_courtisan_clerc_et_poete\" >Ronsard: courtier, cleric and poet<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Le_manoir_de_la_Possonniere_maison_natale_de_Ronsard\"><\/span>The Manoir de la Possonni\u00e8re, Ronsard's birthplace<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"In the footsteps of Ronsard: the Ch\u00e2teau de la Possonni\u00e8re (Copyright Claudine Lasseur)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Hjdu_ZpXr8k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><em>copyright C. Lasseur<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Loir valley, the houses are surrounded by vegetable gardens, orchards and small woods. They have a saint's niche, a date inscribed on a lintel. Houses made of tufa stone, with equal openings and topped with dark blue slate.<br>Pierre de Ronsard, whom the Hellenist <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jean_Dorat\">Jean Dorat<\/a>, making an anagram of his name, called&nbsp;<em>Rose de Pindare<\/em>was born in one of these houses, the Manoir de la Possonni\u00e8re, at Couture-sur-Loir, in the Vend\u00f4me region, on 11 September 1524 (the date is uncertain and still disputed). The house never belonged to the poet, as it was inherited by his older brother. <br><strong>\"The year that King Francis was taken before Pavia<\/strong><br><strong>On a Saturday, God gave him life\".<\/strong> (1)<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9La-Possonniere_WA0005-Copier.jpeg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de La Possonni\u00e8re. Maison natale de Ronsard.\" data-rl_caption=\"Ch\u00e2teau de La Possonni\u00e8re. Maison natale de Ronsard.\" title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de La Possonni\u00e8re. Birthplace of Ronsard.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9La-Possonniere_WA0005-Copier.jpeg\" alt=\"Ch\u00e2teau de La Possonni\u00e8re. Birthplace of Ronsard.\" class=\"wp-image-6099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9La-Possonniere_WA0005-Copier.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9La-Possonniere_WA0005-Copier-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9La-Possonniere_WA0005-Copier-9x12.jpeg 9w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9La-Possonniere_WA0005-Copier-450x600.jpeg 450w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9La-Possonniere_WA0005-Copier-18x24.jpeg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Ch\u00e2teau de La Possonni\u00e8re. Birthplace of Ronsard.<\/em> <em>\u00a9<\/em> <em>La Possonni\u00e8re<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>With its white Renaissance-style facade, this is a one-storey manor house with mullioned windows decorated in the Italian style. Built by the poet's father around 1515, the residence comprises a rectangular main building and outbuildings carved into the tufa stone. The small figurines carved in the soft, porous tufa stone that decorated the dwelling have been damaged by the passage of time. An octagonal turret encloses the staircase. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/blason-Ronsard.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"Blason de la famille Ronsard. D&rsquo;azur \u00e0 trois ross d&rsquo;argent nageant l&rsquo;une au-dessus de l&rsquo;autre.\" data-rl_caption=\"Blason de la famille Ronsard. D&#039;azur \u00e0 trois ross d&#039;argent nageant l&#039;une au-dessus de l&#039;autre.\" title=\"Ronsard family coat of arms. Azure, three rosses argent naiant one above the other.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/blason-Ronsard-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Ronsard family coat of arms. Azure, three rosses argent naiant one above the other.\" class=\"wp-image-6101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/blason-Ronsard-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/blason-Ronsard-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/blason-Ronsard-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/blason-Ronsard-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/blason-Ronsard-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/blason-Ronsard-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/blason-Ronsard-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/blason-Ronsard.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Ronsard family coat of arms. Azure, three rosses argent naiant one above the other.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Ronsard coat of arms is carved on the pediment of an ornate dormer window that lights up the roof: azure with three silver fish. According to Val\u00e9rie Martel, our guide, these are 3 \"ross\" (small roaches found in the Loir). A reference to the original family name, Rossart. <br>The interior is classical: the ground floor and first floor have spacious rooms. The most striking feature of the interior is the carved fireplace. It was later covered with a superfluous ochre whitewash. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9CLasseur_La-Possonniere-_1616-Copier.jpeg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de La Possonni\u00e8re. Vue sur les communs troglodytiques. \u00a9 C Lasseur.\" data-rl_caption=\"Ch\u00e2teau de La Possonni\u00e8re. Vue sur les communs troglodytiques. \u00a9 C Lasseur.\" title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de La Possonni\u00e8re. View of the troglodytic outbuildings. C Lasseur.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1023\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9CLasseur_La-Possonniere-_1616-Copier.jpeg\" alt=\"Ch\u00e2teau de La Possonni\u00e8re. View of the troglodytic outbuildings. C Lasseur.\" class=\"wp-image-6102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9CLasseur_La-Possonniere-_1616-Copier.jpeg 1023w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9CLasseur_La-Possonniere-_1616-Copier-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9CLasseur_La-Possonniere-_1616-Copier-768x577.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9CLasseur_La-Possonniere-_1616-Copier-16x12.jpeg 16w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9CLasseur_La-Possonniere-_1616-Copier-600x450.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9CLasseur_La-Possonniere-_1616-Copier-32x24.jpeg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Ch\u00e2teau de La Possonni\u00e8re. View of the troglodytic outbuildings. C Lasseur.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The life of the house takes place on the other side, on the south courtyard overlooked by a wood, a remnant of the Gastine forest. The troglodytic outbuildings are adorned with Renaissance sculptures and inscriptions. The residence was extensively restored in the 19th century. It comprised several buildings grouped around an inner courtyard: the main building, a chapel and outbuildings. The chapel and the wing facing the hillside have disappeared. All that remains of the building backing onto the hillside are the cellars and part of the staircase that served the upper floors.<br><br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_5438-3-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de la Possonni\u00e8re, vue depuis les jardins. \u00a9 M. Lasseur.\" data-rl_caption=\"Ch\u00e2teau de la Possonni\u00e8re, vue depuis les jardins. \u00a9 M. Lasseur.\" title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de la Possonni\u00e8re, view from the gardens. M. Lasseur.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_5438-3-Copier.jpg\" alt=\"Ch\u00e2teau de la Possonni\u00e8re, view from the gardens. M. Lasseur.\" class=\"wp-image-6123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_5438-3-Copier.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_5438-3-Copier-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_5438-3-Copier-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_5438-3-Copier-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_5438-3-Copier-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9M.Lasseur_5438-3-Copier-32x24.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Ch\u00e2teau de la Possonni\u00e8re, view from the gardens. M. Lasseur.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The gardens are in harmony with the spirit of the manor house and Ronsard's prose: rose garden, of course, apricot grove, vineyard, laurel garden, labyrinth, green room with mint collection, pergola, apple orchard and avenue of lime trees. Discovery tours of this Renaissance-inspired garden are offered throughout the season.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Le_Loir_R02.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"La rivi\u00e8re Loir. Pierre de Ronsard est rest\u00e9 attach\u00e9 \u00e0 sa terre natale tout au long de sa vie. Marc Ryckaert.\" data-rl_caption=\"La rivi\u00e8re Loir. Pierre de Ronsard est rest\u00e9 attach\u00e9 \u00e0 sa terre natale tout au long de sa vie. Marc Ryckaert.\" title=\"The river Loir. Pierre de Ronsard remained attached to his native land throughout his life. Marc Ryckaert.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Le_Loir_R02.jpg\" alt=\"The river Loir. Pierre de Ronsard remained attached to his native land throughout his life. Marc Ryckaert.\" class=\"wp-image-6107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Le_Loir_R02.jpg 640w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Le_Loir_R02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Le_Loir_R02-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Le_Loir_R02-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Le_Loir_R02-36x24.jpg 36w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>The river Loir. Pierre de Ronsard remained attached to his native land throughout his life. Marc Ryckaert.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>But Ronsard's real home is this valley of the Loir. As a child, he wandered through the surrounding meadows and gazed at the river's mirror. This is the <em>\"The \"talking bank<\/em> the \" <em>meschant Loir \"<\/em> who one day dared to overturn the poet's boat and sully with his filth the one who had <em>\"sang so much of his glory and praise\".<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Le Loir tard \u00e0 la fuite<br>En soy s'esbanoyant,<br>Slowly piped water,<br>Tes champs va tournayant<\/em>...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He began his life in the marjoram meadow of Bouju, where his nurse dropped him on the way to Couture church to be baptised. A damsel <em>\"In her haste to relieve him, she poured some of this eau de senteur over his head\".<\/em>. An omen of the good smells with which the flowers of his poetry would perfume France!  He wanted to live forever on the \u00eele verte at Couture, but it was sold by his elder brother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ronsard_et_son_epoque\"><\/span>Ronsard and his time<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9F.LERE-F-1524-Route-des-Ameriques-salle-1-Copier.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de La Possonni\u00e8re. Exposition \u00a0\u00bb 1524, route des Am\u00e9riques \u00a0\u00bb de Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric L\u00e8re. \u00a9F. L\u00e8re.\" data-rl_caption=\"Ch\u00e2teau de La Possonni\u00e8re. Exposition &quot; 1524, route des Am\u00e9riques &quot; de Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric L\u00e8re. \u00a9F. L\u00e8re.\" title=\"Ch\u00e2teau de La Possonni\u00e8re. 1524, route des Am\u00e9riques&quot; exhibition by Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric L\u00e8re. \u00a9F. L\u00e8re.\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9F.LERE-F-1524-Route-des-Ameriques-salle-1-Copier.jpg\" alt=\"Ch\u00e2teau de La Possonni\u00e8re. 1524, route des Am\u00e9riques&quot; exhibition by Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric L\u00e8re. \u00a9F. L\u00e8re.\" class=\"wp-image-6103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9F.LERE-F-1524-Route-des-Ameriques-salle-1-Copier.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9F.LERE-F-1524-Route-des-Ameriques-salle-1-Copier-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9F.LERE-F-1524-Route-des-Ameriques-salle-1-Copier-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9F.LERE-F-1524-Route-des-Ameriques-salle-1-Copier-16x12.jpg 16w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9F.LERE-F-1524-Route-des-Ameriques-salle-1-Copier-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/\u00a9F.LERE-F-1524-Route-des-Ameriques-salle-1-Copier-32x24.jpg 32w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Ch\u00e2teau de La Possonni\u00e8re. 1524, route des Am\u00e9riques\" exhibition by Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric L\u00e8re. \u00a9F. L\u00e8re.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The first floor of La Possonni\u00e8re is devoted to various exhibitions, including one by the painter <a href=\"https:\/\/fredericlere.com\/2.0\/\">Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric L\u00e8re<\/a> who lives in the region. He is exhibiting six paintings, including two diptychs, on the theme of \"Le si\u00e8cle de Pierre de Ronsard\". And he takes us to the other side of the Atlantic with \"1524, route des Am\u00e9riques\". In the house where the poet was born, visitors are asked the question: did Ronsard know about the Americas?<br>Perhaps because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Fran%C3%A7ois+1er&amp;rlz=1C1GCEU_frFR821FR821&amp;oq=Fran%C3%A7ois+1er&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyDwgAEEUYORjjAhixAxiABDIKCAEQLhixAxiABDIHCAIQABiABDIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDINCAUQLhivARjHARiABDIKCAYQLhjUAhiABDIHCAcQABiABDIHCAgQABiABDIHCAkQABiPAtIBCDE1NzZqMGo0qAIAsAIB&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\">Francis 1st <\/a>(1494-1547) understood all the advantages that the kings of Spain and Portugal could gain from exploiting the still almost unknown riches of the New World. He attached the Florentine-born navigator to his service, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Giovanni+da+Verrazzano&amp;rlz=1C1GCEU_frFR821FR821&amp;oq=Giovanni+da+Verrazzano&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyDAgAEEUYORjjAhiABDIHCAEQLhiABDIICAIQABgWGB4yCAgDEAAYFhgeMggIBBAAGBYYHjIICAUQABgWGB4yCAgGEAAYFhgeMggIBxAAGBYYHjIICAgQABgWGB4yCAgJEAAYFhge0gEIMTc1OGowajeoAgCwAgA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\">Giovanni da Verrazzano<\/a>. On 17 April 1524, he entered New York Bay, which he named \"La Nouvelle Angoul\u00eame\" in honour of Fran\u00e7ois 1er, the first king of the Valois-Angoul\u00eame dynasty. Ronsard was born that year.<br>The result: a series of intriguing paintings in this town in the Loire, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/affiche-1524-expo-a-la-possoniere-1.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-6\" data-rl_title=\"affiche-1524-expo-a-la-possoniere-1\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"affiche-1524-expo-a-la-possoniere-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"467\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/affiche-1524-expo-a-la-possoniere-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/affiche-1524-expo-a-la-possoniere-1.jpg 330w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/affiche-1524-expo-a-la-possoniere-1-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/affiche-1524-expo-a-la-possoniere-1-8x12.jpg 8w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/affiche-1524-expo-a-la-possoniere-1-17x24.jpg 17w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The exhibition \"Ronsard: 1524, route des Am\u00e9riques\", by Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric L\u00e8re, can be seen at the Manoir de la Possonni\u00e8re, in Vall\u00e9e-de-Ronsard, until 29 September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Ronsard_courtisan_clerc_et_poete\"><\/span>Ronsard: courtier, cleric and poet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Pierre_de_Ronsard_Blois.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-7\" data-rl_title=\"Pierre_de_Ronsard_(Blois)\" data-rl_caption=\"Portrait de Pierre de Ronsard.\" title=\"Pierre_de_Ronsard_(Blois)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"753\" src=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Pierre_de_Ronsard_Blois.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Pierre_de_Ronsard_Blois.jpg 640w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Pierre_de_Ronsard_Blois-255x300.jpg 255w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Pierre_de_Ronsard_Blois-10x12.jpg 10w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Pierre_de_Ronsard_Blois-510x600.jpg 510w, https:\/\/universvoyage.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Pierre_de_Ronsard_Blois-20x24.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Portrait of Pierre de Ronsard by the Blois School (c. 1620), Mus\u00e9e des Beaux-Arts de Blois. Wikimedia Commons.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>His father destined him at an early age for a career in dressmaking, but before becoming the great poet we know, he served at the court of Fran\u00e7ois 1st, then of the <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_II_d%27Orl%C3%A9ans\">Duke of Orl\u00e9ans<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jacques_V_d%27%C3%89cosse\">James V of Scotland<\/a>. A diplomatic career interrupted by illness and a return to convalescence in the family home. A career in the robe was once again envisaged and, in March 1543, Ronsard was tonsured by the bishop of Le Mans - which enabled him to benefit from prebends that ensured him a comfortable life - but he remained in the service of Charles II of Orl\u00e9ans, who had recalled him. His first major work was his&nbsp;<em>Odes<\/em>, the first four books of which were published in 1550, followed in 1552 by the&nbsp;<em>Cassandra's loves<\/em>a work that confirms the talents of the young poet. Chaplain to the king, protected by <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Henri_II_(roi_de_France)\">Henry II <\/a>then by <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_IX_de_France\">Charles IX<\/a> which offers him the <a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prieur%C3%A9_Saint-Cosme_de_Tours\">priory of Saint-Cosme<\/a> In 1565, as a reward for his services, Ronsard continued his literary work while tending his garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1 - Extract from <em>Poetry selection<\/em> de Ronsard pr\u00e9c\u00e9d\u00e9 de Sa Vie et accompagn\u00e9 de notes explicatives, A. No\u00ebl, Professeur au lyc\u00e9e imp\u00e9rial de Bordeaux, tome second, Paris, Librairie de Firmin Didot Fr\u00e8res, Fils et Compagnie, 1862.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"mailto:maisonnatalepierrederonsard@catv41.fr\">maisonnatalepierrederonsard@catv41.fr<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maison-ronsard.fr\">www.maison-ronsard.fr<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Text : <\/strong>Mich\u00e8le Lasseur<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A privileged witness of the Renaissance, Pierre de Ronsard, leader of the Pl\u00e9iade along with Joachim du Bellay (1522-1560), was a great poet, a good Christian and even a good religious. 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