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Bertran de Born

(1140s – by 1215) was a baron from the Limousin in France, and one of the major Occitan s of his time. 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.

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