Raimbaut de vaqueiras biography
Raimbaut de Vaqueyras...
Raimbaut de vaqueiras biography
Raimbaut de Vaqueiras
Provençal troubadour
Raimbaut de Vaqueiras | |
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Raimbaut de Vaqueiras, from a collection of troubadour songs, BNF Richelieu Manuscrits Français 854, Bibliothèque Nationale Française, Paris. | |
| Born | c.
1180 Vacqueyras, Provence |
| Died | 4 September 1207 Rhodope Mountains |
| Nationality | Provence |
| Occupation(s) | Troubadour and, later in his life, knight |
| Notable work | Eras quan vey verdeyar |
Raimbaut de Vaqueiras or Vaqueyras (fl.
1180 – 1207) was a Provençaltroubadour and, later in his life, knight. His life was spent mainly in Italian courts[1] until 1203, when he joined the Fourth Crusade.
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His writings, particularly the so-called Epic Letter, form an important commentary on the politics of the Latin Empire in its earliest years. Vaqueiras's works include a multilingual poem, Eras quan vey verdeyar where he used French, Tuscan, Galician-Portuguese and Gascon, together with his own Provençal.
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