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Garsenda, Countess of Forcalquier

1170 - 1242

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Garsenda (French: Garsende; c. 1180 – c. 1242/1257) was the Countess of Provence as the wife of Alfonso II from 1193 and the Countess of Forcalquier in her own right from 1209, which was subsequently united with that of Provence. She was also a patron of Occitan literature, especially the troubadours, and herself wrote some lyric poetry and is counted among the trobairitz as Garsenda de Proensa. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Garsenda, Countess of Forcalquier is the 4,072nd most popular writer (up from 4,186th in 2019). (up from 3,469th in 2019)

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Among writers, Garsenda, Countess of Forcalquier ranks 4,072 out of 7,302. Before her are Edith Bruck, Jovan Sterija Popović, Leigh Brackett, Shushanik Kurghinian, Eric Frank Russell, and Hovhannes Shiraz. After her are Nuruddin Farah, Vira Vovk, André Schwarz-Bart, Laura Cereta, Anne Hébert, and Gleb Uspensky.

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Among people born in 1170, Garsenda, Countess of Forcalquier ranks 22. Before her are Jacques de Vitry, Henry I, Count of Anhalt, Rodrigo Jiménez de Rada, Conrad of Urach, Gaucelm Faidit, and Robert de Clari. After her are Zhao Rukuo, and Oliver of Paderborn. Among people deceased in 1242, Garsenda, Countess of Forcalquier ranks 10. Before her are Emperor Juntoku, Emperor Shijō, Abd al-Wahid II, Muhammad Aufi, Archambaud VIII of Bourbon, and Hōjō Yasutoki. After her is Muiz ud din Bahram.

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