Complex sentence: Jean Vauquelin de la Fresnaye (or de La Fresnaye) (1536--1608) was a French poet born at the château of La Fresnaye-au-Sauvage in Normandy in 1536.
Split into simpler sentences: Jean Vauquelin de la Fresnaye (or de La Fresnaye) (1536--1608) was a French poet. He was born at the château of La Fresnaye-au-Sauvage in Normandy in 1536.