Catherine de Parthenay
French mathematician
Catherine de Parthenay, Viscountess and Princess of Rohan was a French noblewoman, mathematician, philosopher, poet, playwright, and translator. She studied with the mathematician François Viète and was considered one of the most brilliant women... Wikipedia
Born: March 22, 1554, Mouchamps, France
Died: October 26, 1631 (age 77 years), Kingdom of France
Parents: Jean V of Parthenay and Antoinette d'Aubeterre
Children: Henri, Duke of Rohan, Benjamin, Duke of Soubise, Anne de Rohan, and more