Editing Christine de Pizan (section)

=== Early French influence ===
[[File:Queen Fredegund addressing her troops City of Ladies 1475.png|thumb|250px|right|Queen [[Fredegund]] addressing her troops holding her baby. Miniature from a 1475 Dutch translation of ''The Book of the City of Ladies''. Published under the title ''De Stede der Vrouwen'' (''The Praise of Women'').{{sfn|Ainonen|2017}}]]
Christine published 41 known pieces of poetry and prose in her lifetime and she gained fame across Europe as the first professional woman writer. She achieved such credibility that royalty commissioned her prose and contemporary intellectuals kept copies of her works in their libraries.{{sfn|Redfern|1995|pp=74–75}}

After her death in 1430, Christine's influence was acknowledged by a variety of authors and her writings remained popular. While de Pizan's mixture of [[classical philosophy]] and [[humanistic]] ideals was in line with the style of other popular authors at the time, her outspoken defence of women was an anomaly. In her works she vindicated women against popular misogynist texts, such as [[Ovid]]'s ''Art of Love'', [[Jean de Meun]]'s ''Romance of the Rose'' and [[Mathieu of Boulogne|Matheolus]]'s ''Lamentations''. Her book ''[[Le Livre de la cité des dames]]'' remained in print. Christine's ''Le Livre des trois vertus'' (''[[The Treasure of the City of Ladies]]'') became an important reference point for royal women in the 15th and 16th centuries; French editions were still being printed in 1536.{{sfn|Redfern|1995|p=75}} [[Anne of France]], who acted as regent of France, used it as a basis for her 1504 book of ''Enseignemens'', written for her daughter [[Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon|Suzanne Duchess of Bourbon]], who as agnatic heir to the Bourbon lands became co-regent. Christine's advice to princesses was translated and circulated as manuscripts or printed books among the royal families of France and Portugal.{{sfn|Krueger|1998|p=34}} The ''City of Ladies'' was acknowledged and referenced by 16th century French women writers, including [[Anne de Beaujeu]], Gabrielle de Bourbon, [[Marguerite de Navarre]] and [[Georgette de Montenay]].{{sfn|Altmann|McGrady|2003|p=57}}

Christine's political writings received some attention too. ''Livre de la paix'' was referenced by the humanist [[Gabriel Naudé]] and Christine was given large entries in encyclopedias by [[Denis Diderot]], [[Louis Moréri]] and [[Prosper Marchand]].{{sfn|Altmann|McGrady|2003|p=57}} In 1470 [[Jean V de Bueil]] reproduced Christine's detailed accounts of the armies and material needed to defend a castle or town against a [[siege]] in ''Le Jouvence''.{{sfn|Willard|Willard|2010|p=7}} ''Livre des fais d'armes et de chevalerie'' was published in its entirety by the book printer [[Antoine Vérard]] in 1488, but Vérard claimed that it was his translation of [[Vegetius]].{{sfn|Willard|Willard|2010|p=1}} Philippe Le Noir authored an abridged version of Christine's book in 1527 under the title ''L'Arbre des Batailles et fleur de chevalerie'' (''The tree of battles and flower of chivalry'').{{sfn|Willard|Willard|2010|p=2}}