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Bertran de Born

1140 - 1215

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Bertran de Born (Occitan: [beɾˈtɾan de ˈbɔɾn]; 1140s – by 1215) was a baron from the Limousin in France, and one of the major Occitan troubadours of the 12th-13th century. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bertran de Born has received more than 187,075 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia. Bertran de Born is the 1,002nd most popular writer (down from 892nd in 2019), the 1,141st most popular biography from France (down from 1,048th in 2019) and the 150th most popular French Writer.

Bertran de Born is most famous for his poetry.

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  • 190k

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  • 61.70

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.54

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.89

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Bertran de Born ranks 1,002 out of 7,302. Before him are William Styron, Mimnermus, Henry Fielding, Jean Webster, Nicolas Chamfort, and Edith Wharton. After him are Mori Ōgai, Joseph Murphy, Ali Shariati, Jean Giraudoux, Vladimir Bartol, and Machado de Assis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1140, Bertran de Born ranks 6. Before him are Alexios V Doukas, Raymond III, Count of Tripoli, Peter Waldo, Hoelun, and Adela of Champagne. After him are Sophia of Minsk, Richeza of Poland, Queen of Castile, Peire Vidal, Bernhard, Count of Anhalt, William of Montferrat, Count of Jaffa and Ascalon, and Michael Choniates. Among people deceased in 1215, Bertran de Born ranks 1. After him are Eisai, Michael I Komnenos Doukas, Gottfried von Strassburg, and Hōjō Tokimasa.

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In France

Among people born in France, Bertran de Born ranks 1,141 out of 6,770. Before him are Nicolas Chamfort (1741), Edmond Becquerel (1820), Jacques Ibert (1890), Pierre Brice (1929), Jean Jacques Régis de Cambacérès (1753), and Robert I, Count of Artois (1216). After him are Ambroise Thomas (1811), Louise of France (1737), Christophe Plantin (1520), Baldwin V, Count of Flanders (1012), Jean Giraudoux (1882), and Louis Joseph, Duke of Vendôme (1654).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Bertran de Born ranks 150. Before him are Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre (1737), Victorien Sardou (1831), Heinrich Kramer (1430), Jean de Joinville (1224), Pierre-Jean de Béranger (1780), and Nicolas Chamfort (1741). After him are Jean Giraudoux (1882), André Bazin (1918), Jean-Claude Carrière (1931), B. H. Liddell Hart (1895), Paulinus of Nola (354), and Marcel Pagnol (1895).

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