A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography/Aubespine, Magdalen de l'

4119987A Cyclopaedia of Female Biography — Aubespine, Magdalen de l'

AUBESPINE, MAGDALEN DE L',

A French lady, celebrated for her wit and beauty; was the wife of Nicholas de Neuville, seignieur de Villeroi. She composed several works in verse and prose, and died on her own demesne, in 1596. Ronsard held her in high estimation. She is also complimented by Francis Grudé, by whom we are informed she translated, in verse, the epistles of Ovid.