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French trouvère

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Jehan Bretel (c.1210 – 1272) was a trouvère. Of his known oeuvre of probably 97 songs, 96 have survived. Judging by his contacts with other trouvères he was famous and popular. Seven works by other trouvères (Jehan de Grieviler, Jehan Erart, Jaques le Vinier, Colart le Boutellier, and Mahieu de Gant) are dedicated to Bretel and he was for a time the "Prince" of the Puy d'Arras. Bretel held the hereditary post of sergeant at the Abbey of Saint Vaast in Arras, in which capacity he oversaw the rig

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Arras
Place of death
Arras
Occupation
trouvère
Languages spoken
Old French
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date of death
1272-00-00
date of birth
1210-00-00
writing language
Old French
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