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Bellay

American  
[be-ley] / bɛˈleɪ /

noun

  1. Joachim du c1525–60, French poet.


Bellay British  
/ bɛlɛ /

noun

  1. Joachim du (ʒɔaʃɛ̃ dy). 1522–60, French poet, a member of the Pléiade

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Du Bellay is still taught in French schools, and a few of his poems are widely-known.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024

It was known from records that du Bellay was buried in Notre-Dame, where he had served as a minor clerical official.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024

Du Bellay suffered in later years from deafness and debilitating headaches – symptoms consistent with the researchers’ findings.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024

Scientists say they are nearly certain a lead coffin found beneath the transept is that of Joachim du Bellay, who died in Paris in 1560 at the age of about 37.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024

No sooner was Sforza gone than the Cardinal Du Bellay and the Bishop of Mâcon were despatched from Paris to see and talk with Paul.

From The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII by Froude, J.A.