Which French poet had a major influence on Rainer Maria Rilke?

Among the French literary models, the poet Charles Baudelaire had the most significant influence on Rainer Maria Rilke.1

Baudelaire is recognized as a pivotal figure who bridged the gap between Romanticism and modernism, and his work profoundly impacted 20th-century writers, including Rilke. Rilke’s engagement with French culture was also deeply shaped by his time in Paris and his association with the sculptor Auguste Rodin, who provided Rilke with new perspectives on creativity and artistic discipline.21