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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 176,251 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Bertran de Born is the 893rd most popular writer (up from 1,070th in 2019), the 1,051st most popular biography from France (up from 1,204th in 2019) and the 137th most popular French Writer.

Bertran de Born is most famous for his poetry.

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  • 180k

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  • 61.81

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  • 24

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.43

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.79

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Bertran de Born ranks 893 out of 5,755. Before him are Wilkie Collins, Jacques Clément, Georg Brandes, Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse, and Rustichello da Pisa. After him are Publilius Syrus, John Updike, B. Traven, Jean de La Bruyère, Stefan George, and Charles Maurras.

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Contemporaries

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

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In France

Among people born in France, Bertran de Born ranks 1,051 out of 6,011. Before him are Robert IV of Sablé (1150), Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry (1778), Adélaïde of France (1732), Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin (1805), Henri-Georges Clouzot (1907), and Marion Cotillard (1975). After him are Henriette of France (1727), William X, Duke of Aquitaine (1099), Alain Touraine (1925), Claude Nicolas Ledoux (1736), Léon Bonnat (1833), and Augustin Robespierre (1763).

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Among WRITERS In France

Among writers born in France, Bertran de Born ranks 137. Before him are Antoine Galland (1646), Maurice Denis (1870), Éric Zemmour (1958), Jean de Joinville (1224), Eugène Scribe (1791), and Jacques Clément (1567). After him are Jean de La Bruyère (1645), Charles Maurras (1868), Madame de La Fayette (1634), Georges Bernanos (1888), André Bazin (1918), and Jules Renard (1864).

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