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The author is Christine de Pizan, an Italian-born (Venice) French court writer [1].

Fun facts, Christine married at the age of 15, now will be considered by both Italian and French law as an illegal underage marriage. The marriage was, by all accounts, a happy one [2].

She had 3 children from the marriage to Etienne du Castel, (a royal secretary) for about ten years, remained widow after her husband's death.

Christine was Catholic and is often presented as one of the first feminists in history.

[1] Christine de Pizan:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_de_Pizan

[2] Biography of Christine de Pizan, Medieval Writer and Thinker:

https://www.thoughtco.com/christine-de-pizan-biography-41721...

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And at the age of 12, the king (then dauphin) married his 12-year-old cousin, Joanna.

Etienne was apparently 8 years older than Christine.