Clementine de Bourges (Unknown date, Lyon? - 30 September 1561, Lyon) was a French composer of the 16th century. Accounts affirmed that Clementine mastered several instruments. However, biographical information about her life is scarce. [1] She is mostly known through her prolific compositions of classical music. [2] [1] She excelled in choral works and organic music. Mathematician and music writer Franz Gehring considered her compositions to be some of the most important of her time. [3] She died one year after her husband had died fighting against the Huguenots in 1560. [3]