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Cercamon

Troubadour

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Born: 12th century
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1.Stated in Gran Enciclopèdia CatalanaRetrieved 2021-10-04
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Died: 12th century
Citizenship: Kingdom of France
Occupation: troubadour
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2023-07-01
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, poet
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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, composer
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Languages spoken, written or signed: Old Occitan
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2023-07-01
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Notable work: Lyrical poems

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Cercamon was one of the earliest troubadours. His true name and other biographical data are unknown. He was apparently a Gascony-born jester of sorts who spent most of his career in the courts of William X of Aquitaine and perhaps of Eble III of Ventadorn. He was the inventor of the planh, of the tenso and perhaps of the sirventes.

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LLyrical poems1200 · work by Cercamon

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Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in BnF authoritiesRetrieved 2023-07-01
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Movement: medieval music
troubadoric poetry
Field of work: Occitan culture
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired applies to jurisdiction: worldwide
Start of work period: 1135
End of work period: 1152
Native language: Old Occitan

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