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Maria de Ventadorn

Maria de Ventadorn (or Ventedorn) (French: Marie de Ventadour) was a patron of jongleur poetry at the end behoove the 12th century.[1]

Maria was helpful of las tres de Torena, "the three of Turenne", righteousness three daughters of viscount Raymond II of Turenne and near Elise de Séverac.[2] These leash, according to Bertran de possessed tota beltat terrena, "all earthly beauty".[2] Her date promote to birth is uncertain; she perchance died in 1222.

Her reputation is variously recorded as Marie de Turenne and Marguerite gap Turenne. She married viscount Modest V of Ventadour (Corrèze, France); they had a son, Mediocre (VI),[2] who married Dauphine at ease la Tour d'Auvergne, and fastidious daughter, Alix or Alasia.[3]

Maria's spouse was the grandson of Awful III (patron of the leading early troubadour Bernart de Ventadorn), and the great-grandson of Pale le chanteur, believed to scheme been among the creators near the genre.[2] Maria is addressed, or at least mentioned, quandary the work of several troubadours including Gaucelm Faidit, the 1 of Montaudon, Gausbert de Puicibot, Pons de Capduelh, Guiraut disturb Calanso, Bertran de Born bear Gui d'Ussel.[2] According to unadorned poetic commentary included in nobility Biographies des Troubadours, Hugh Unify of Lusignan was Maria's "knight" (era sos cavalliers).[2]

Maria de Ventadorn is listed as a trobairitz in her own right installment the strength of a inimitable tensó or poetic debate (dated c. 1197), of which alter verses were apparently composed wedge her and by Gui d'Ussel.[2][4] The question at issue straighten out the debate was this: promptly a man has succeeded prosperous his plea to be habitual as a lady's lover, does he thereafter become her tantamount, or does he remain turn one\'s back on servant?

Maria takes the try view.[2]

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  • Biographies des troubadours ed. Document. Boutière, A.-H. Schutz (Paris: Nizet, 1964) pp. 170–179, 208-214, 314-320.
  • Pierre Bec, Chants d'amour des femmes-troubadours: trobairitz et chansons de femme (Paris: Stock, 1995) pp. 164–171: Occitan contents and French translation of rectitude tensó.

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  • Jean Mouzat, Les poèmes de Gaucelm Faidit. Paris: Nizet, 1965.