Gaucelm Faidit | ar

Gaucelm Faidit (c. 1170 – c. 1202) was a troubadour, born in Uzerche, in the Limousin, from a family of knights in service of the count of Turenne. He travelled widely in France, Spain, and Hungary. His known patrons include Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany and Dalfi d'Alvernha; he was at one time in Poitiers at the court of Richard I of England, for whose death he wrote a famous planh (lament). It is possible, but controversial, that Gaucelm took part in the Third Crusade from 1189-1191; it seems clear that in 1202 he set out on the Fourth Crusade,...