easured to be their father's
             or husband's personal possession. Her life was an outcome of some good
             luck, as well as bad luck she underwent. Her initial luck was that she was
             the daughter of an educated surgeon. Her father was a graduate of the
             University of Bologna, where he carried on to be a lecturer in astrology,
             until he was chosen as an escritoire and astrologer to King Charles V
             In the medieval era the subject of study of stars was compellingly
             assumed to be linked to the medical profession. The Pizzano family was from
             the village of Pizzano. This village was located in the outer skirts of
             Bologna. In 1357 Tommaso migrated to Venice, where Christine was born in
             1364. Christine's second luck came when Tommaso received and then later on
             agreed to an invitation from Charles V Court as noble astrologer. Tommaso
             had not only that request from the French Court, but even the Hungarian
             Court offered this the same invitation. Tommaso moved his family to the
             French capital of Paris, in December of 1368 (Willard, 48).
             Tommaso was a man at the forefront of his time and permitted Christine
             to acquire an education resembling that of boys her age. Paris offered the
             ideal background for Christine to study traditional history, languages,
             literature, as well as religion. It ought to be illustrated that at the
             same time as Tommaso backed up Christine's schooling, her mother condemned
             this action for the reason that it was unlady-like (Willard, 48).
             Christine's schooling was interrupted because of her early marriage to
             Etienne de Castel. She was only fifteen years old at that time. Etienn
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