Paul Scarron

Paul Scarron
Paul Scarron, anonymous 17th century portrait, Musée de Tessé, Le Mans, France
Born
Paul Scarron

Paris, Kingdom of France
Baptised(1610-04-04)April 4, 1610
DiedOctober 6, 1660(1660-10-06) (aged 50)
Paris, Kingdom of France
Other namesMonsieur Scarron
OccupationsPoet, dramatist, novelist
SpouseFrançoise d'Aubigné (m. 1652)
ParentPaul Scarron (father) Gabrielle Goguet (mother)

Paul Scarron (French pronunciation: [pɔl skaʁɔ̃]; c. 1 July 1610 – 6 October 1660) (a.k.a. Monsieur Scarron) was a French poet, dramatist, and novelist, born in Paris. Though his precise birth date is unknown, he was baptized on 4 July 1610. Scarron was the first husband of Françoise d'Aubigné, who later became Madame de Maintenon and secretly married King Louis XIV of France.