father of Hosokawa Tadaoki, an Oda clan senior general; after the 1582 Incident at Honnō-ji, he took the Buddhist tonsure and changed his name to "Yūsai"; but he remained an active force in politics, under Shōguns Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu Satomura Shokyu 里村昌休 (1510–1552), Japanese leading master of the linked verse renga after the death of Tani Sobuko in 1545 Sōgi 宗祇 (1421–1502), Japanese Zen monk who studied waka and renga poetry, then became a professional renga poet in his 30s Tani Soyo 谷宗養 (1526–1563), renga poet; a rival of Satomura Joha; son of Tani Sobuko Yamazaki Sōkan 山崎宗鑑, pen name of Shina Norishige (1465–1553), renga and haikai poet, court calligrapher for Shōgun Ashikaga Yoshihisa; became a secluded Buddhist monk following the shōgun's death in 1489 Latin Battista Spagnoli (1447–1516), Italian Giovanni Pontano (1429–1503), Italian Michael Marullus (c. 1453–1500), Italian Jacopo Sannazaro (1458–1530), Italian Andrea Navagero (1483–1529), Italian Girolamo Fracastoro (1483–1553), Italian Marcantonio Flaminio (1498–1550), Italian Marco Girolamo Vida (1485–1566), Italian Conrad Celtis (1459–1508), German Salmon Macrin (1490–1557), French Joannes Secundus (1511–1536), Dutch Lodovico Ariosto (1474–1533), Italian who also published poetry in Italian Joachim Du Bellay (c. 1525–1560), Frenchman who also published poetry in French Jan Kochanowski (1530–1584), Pole who also published poetry in Polish Maciej Kazimierz Sarbiewski (1595–1640), Polish Jesuit and poet Jacob Balde (1604–1668), German Jesuit and poet Mexico Ayocuan Cuetzpaltzin (mid 15th-early 16th centuries) wise man, poet, white eagle from Tecamachalco Cacamatzin (1483-1520), tlatoani (ruler or lord) of Texcoco (altepetl) and poet Tecayehuatzin of Huexotzinco (second half of 15th to early 16th century), poet and philosopher (Huexotzinco was a semi-independent state, alternately loyal to the Aztec Empire or to Tlaxcala.) Temilotzin (end of 15th century-1525), born in Tlatelolco (altepetl) and Tlatoani of Tzilacatlan Xicotencatl I (1425-1522) tlatoani of Tizatlan (Tlaxcala) Netherlands Barlaeus, also known as Kaspar van Baerle (1584–1648) Suster Bertken (1426 or 1427–1514) Anna Bijns (1493–1575) Adriaen Valerius (1570/1575–1625) Joost van den Vondel (1587–1679), Dutch writer considered the most prominent Dutch poet and playwright of the 17th century Ottoman Empire Bâkî (باقى) (1526–1600) Fuzûlî (فضولی) (c. 1483–1556) Hayâlî (خيالى) (c. 1500–1557) Necati (died 1509) Selim II (1524–1574), sultan and poet Suleyman the Magnificent (ca. 1495–1566) Tashcali Yahya Bey (died 1582) Ruhi-i Bagdadi (died 1605) Nef'i (1582–1635) Seyhulislam Yahya (1552–1644) Pir Sultan Abdal (c. 1480–1550) Persian language Sheikh Bahaii, Scientist, architect, philosopher, and poet (1546–1620) Vahshi Bafghi Poland Biernat of Lublin (c. 1465 – after 1529)