Georgette de Montenay

Biography:

Georgette de Montenay was the French author of Emblemes ou devises chrestiennes published in Lyon between 1567 and 1571. Montenay has always been regarded as a lady-in-waiting to Jeanne d'Albret the Protestant Queen of Navarre partly because she dedicated her work to the Queen. An intriguing aspect of Montenay's Calvinist life is that she was married in 1562 to Guyon de Gout a devout Catholic. Montenay was born Toulouse.