Christine de Pizan or Pisan, born Cristina da Pizzano (b. Venice, Italy, 1364 – d. Poissy, France, c.1430) was a poet and author at the court of King Charles VI of France and several French dukes. Christine de Pisan served as a court writer in medieval France after the death of her husband.
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