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du Bellay

American  
[doo buh-ley, dyoo, dy be-ley] / du bəˈleɪ, dju, dü bɛˈleɪ /

noun

  1. Joachim Bellay, Joachim du.


du Bellay British  
/ dy bɛlɛ /

noun

  1. See Bellay

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Among the many sets of bones they discovered are those believed to belong to the Renaissance poet Joachim du Bellay.

From BBC Nov. 29, 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

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

Ronsard du Bellay and De Maisonfleur wrote poems for her, over which she wept.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was probably in 1547 that du Bellay met Ronsard in an inn on the way to Poitiers, an event which may justly be regarded as the starting-point of the French school of Renaissance poetry.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various

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