OTD: 11 September 1364 - Writer Christine de Pizan
On 11 September 1364 Christine de Pizan was born at Venice. Family Christine was the daughter of Tommasso di Benvenuto da Pizzano. Her father worked as a physician, court astrologer and Councillor of the Republic of Venice. Later, Christine's father accepted an appointment to the court of Charles V of France as the king's astrologer. In 1368 the family moved to Paris. In 1378 Christine de Pizan married Etienne du Castel, who was a notary and royal secretary. In 1389 Christine's husband died of the plague. Her father had died a year before. In order to support herself and her family Christine started writing. Christine de Pizan offered a book to Margaret of Burgundy A great career Around 1394 she wrote love ballads, which caught the attention of some wealthy patrons within the court. Pizan expressed a fervent love for France and its culture. She gifted or dedicated her early ballades to members of the royal family such as Isabeau of Bavari
