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Marie de France ("Marie of France") was a and half-sister to Henry II, King Of England ; Marie, Abbess of Reading ; Marie De Boulogne ; and most compelling of all, Marie de Meulan, wife of Hugh Talbot. Four works have been attributed to Marie de France, including 12 " Breton Lai s" (or ''lays''), the " Ysopet " fables, the '' Legend Of The Purgatory Of St. Patrick ,'' and, most recently, a saint's life called ''La Vie seinte Audree'' or The ''Life of Saint Audrey''. Scholars have dated Marie's works between about 1160 at the earliest, and about 1215 at the latest, though it is probably that they were written between about 1170 and 1205. One of her works, the Lais, is dedicated to a "noble king," another to a "Count William"; it is thought that the king referred to is either Henry II of England or his eldest son, known as " Henry The Young King ." The Count William in question is, most likely, either William Of Mandeville or William Marshall. As the wife of Henry II, Eleanor Of Aquitaine was well known to be a patron of Troubador s and other artists; it has been suggested by some that Marie de France was a member of their court. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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