Brantôme, Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de, 1540?-1614, French courtier, soldier, and author of memoirs. He accompanied Mary Stuart to Scotland, served in the Spanish army in Africa, and joined the expedition of the Knights of St. John against the sultan. His Vies des hommes illustres et des grands capitaines and his Livre des dames (tr., Lives of Fair and Gallant Ladies, 1933) give a racy and vivid account of his time.

Saint-Pierre-de-Mailloc is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northern France.

Its postal code is 14290. The INSEE code is 14647.

• Population: 393
• Area: 4.68 km²
• Elevation: 113 m
• Canton: Orbec

See also

• Communes of the Calvados department

References

Based on the article in the French Wikipedia.