François Béroalde de Verville

François Béroalde de Verville, born on April twenty-seventh, fifteen fifty-six in Paris, emerged as a notable figure of the French Renaissance. He was the son of Matthieu Brouard, a Huguenot and professor, and Marie Bletz, who was related to the esteemed humanist François Vatable. This intellectual lineage undoubtedly influenced Béroalde's literary pursuits.

In the wake of the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre in fifteen seventy-three, Béroalde's family sought refuge in Geneva. However, he returned to Paris in fifteen eighty-one, where he continued to develop his craft amidst the tumult of the civil wars. During this period, he renounced Calvinism and aligned himself with the supporters of Henri III of France, possibly even serving in the military.

By fifteen eighty-nine, Béroalde had relocated to Tours, a city that became a temporary haven for the French parlement during the years of conflict. There, he took on the role of chanoine, or canon, at the cathedral chapter of Saint Gatien, where he dedicated the remainder of his life to his ecclesiastical duties and literary endeavors until his passing.