Bálint Balassi
Hungarian poet, writer, soldier
- Lived
- 1554–1594
- Country
- Hungary
Updated September 2026
About Bálint Balassi
Baron Valentinus Balassa de Kékkő et Gyarmat was a Renaissance Hungarian lyric poet. He wrote in nine languages: Latin, Italian, German, Polish, Turkish, Slovak, Croatian, Magyar and Romanian. He lived in the Kingdom of Hungary, a multinational state in Central Europe.
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