Eustorg de Beaulieu

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Eustorg [Hector] de Beaulieu , born about 1495 and died on 8 January 1552, was a French poet, composer and pastor active in Lyon, Lausanne and Basel in the first half of the 16th century. The life of Eustorg de Beaulieu is not well known, it falls into a deep oblivion for many years. His first important biographer was Guillaume Colletet (1596-1659) 2 before undergoing a revival of interest in the 19th century 3 . Eustorg de Beaulieu, the seventh and last child of Raymond lord of Beaulieu 4 and Jeanne de Bosredon 5 was born in Beaulieu-sur-Ménoire (now Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne ) in Bas-Limousin, . He was first identified as an organist at the cathedral of Lectoure in 1522 7 and then as music master in Tulle from 1524 [ref. Necessary] , the time when he endorses the priesthood. A lawsuit he pursues on the occasion of a family inheritance in 1529 puts him in contact with Bernard de Lahet, councilor of the king in the parliament of Bordeaux and protector of Clement Janequin . De Beaulieu moves to Lyon around 1534 [ref. Perhaps ] at the suggestion of Charles d'Estaing, protonotary of the Holy Apostolic See and canon-count of the Cathedral of Saint John. He joined Pomponne Trivulce [Pomponio Trivulzio], governor of Lyons, met Lieutenant-General Jean Du Peyrat , the Florentine notable Antoine de Gondi , his wife Catherine de Pierrevive and became music master of their daughter Hélène. He enters the literary and musical life of the city, flourishing at that time, and is linked with i

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