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Giraut de Bornelh

1138 - 1220

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Giraut de Bornelh (Occitan: [ɡiˈɾawd de βuɾˈneʎ]; c. 1138 – 1215), whose first name is also spelled Guiraut and whose toponym is de Borneil or de Borneyll, was a troubadour connected to the castle of the viscount of Limoges. He is credited with the formalisation, if not the invention, of the "light" style, or trobar leu. Giraut was born to a lower-class family in the Limousin, probably in Bourney, near Excideuil in modern-day France. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Giraut de Bornelh is the 2,738th most popular writer (down from 2,556th in 2019). (down from 1,910th in 2019)

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Among writers, Giraut de Bornelh ranks 2,738 out of 7,302. Before him are José Giovanni, Branwell Brontë, Philippe de Mornay, Isidora Sekulić, George Herbert, and Sholem Asch. After him are Arnošt Muka, Idris Bitlisi, J. B. Priestley, Donald E. Westlake, Marcellus of Ancyra, and Shūji Terayama.

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Among people born in 1138, Giraut de Bornelh ranks 7. Before him are Saladin, Maimonides, Tancred, King of Sicily, Abu Yaqub Yusuf, Casimir II the Just, and Hōjō Tokimasa. After him is Conan IV, Duke of Brittany. Among people deceased in 1220, Giraut de Bornelh ranks 12. Before him are Alys of France, Countess of Vexin, Urraca of Castile, Queen of Portugal, Richeza of Denmark, Kaykaus I, Andreas Capellanus, and Albert II, Margrave of Brandenburg. After him are Ingvar of Kiev, and Theobald I, Duke of Lorraine.

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