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Bertran de Born

1140 - 1215

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Bertran de Born (Occitan: [beɾˈtɾan de ˈbɔɾn]; 1140s – by 1215) was a baron from the Limousin in France, and one of the major Occitan troubadours of the 12th-13th century. He composed love songs (cansos) but was better known for his political songs (sirventes). He was involved in revolts against Richard I and then Phillip II. He married twice and had five children. In his final years, he became a monk. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bertran de Born is the 1,044th most popular writer (down from 1,001st in 2019), the 1,203rd most popular biography from France (down from 1,141st in 2019) and the 155th most popular French Writer.

Bertran de Born is most famous for his poetry.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Bertran de Born ranks 1,044 out of 7,302. Before him are John Malalas, Božena Němcová, Charles De Coster, Edmund Spenser, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer, and Persius. After him are Mary Higgins Clark, James Hadley Chase, John Dryden, Jacques Clément, Alfred de Vigny, and Marko Marulić.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1140, Bertran de Born ranks 7. Before him are Raymond III, Count of Tripoli, Alexios V Doukas, Hoelun, Adela of Champagne, Peter Waldo, and William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon. After him are Sophia of Minsk, Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile, Bernhard, Count of Anhalt, Peire Vidal, Michael Choniates, and Xin Qiji. Among people deceased in 1215, Bertran de Born ranks 1. After him are Gottfried von Strassburg, Eisai, Michael I Komnenos Doukas, and Hōjō Tokimasa.

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In France

Among people born in France, Bertran de Born ranks 1,203 out of 6,770. Before him are Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (1805), Jacques Demy (1931), Mathurin Jacques Brisson (1723), Margaret of France, Duchess of Berry (1523), Charles Marie de La Condamine (1701), and Alain de Benoist (1943). After him are La Hire (1390), Louise Henriette de Bourbon (1726), Georges Ernest Boulanger (1837), Guy, Count of Flanders (1226), Henry I of Navarre (1244), and Tarrare (1772).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Bertran de Born ranks 155. Before him are Clément Marot (1495), Madeleine de Scudéry (1607), Jean-Claude Carrière (1931), Alexandra David-Néel (1868), Paulinus of Nola (354), and Raymond Radiguet (1903). After him are Jacques Clément (1567), Alfred de Vigny (1797), Johannes Tauler (1300), Charles Nodier (1780), Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737), and Gottfried von Strassburg (1180).

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