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Comtesse de Die
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female troubadour (fl. c. 1175 or c. 1212)
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Comtesse de Die, also known as Beatriz, was a female trobairitz, poet, writer, and composer. Born in 1140 in Montélimar, she was a citizen of the Kingdom of France. Her native language and the language she spoke and wrote was Old Occitan. She was associated with the troubadoric poetry movement and worked in the field of poetry.
She died in 1212 in Provence. Her notable work is titled *Comtesse de Die*. She is recognized within the genres of classical, French, early music, medieval, and troubadour styles.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Comtesse de Die
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Country
- France
- Active from
- 1175
- Active to
- 1225
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 36
- Total plays
- 134
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Beatritz or Beatriz de Dia (born c. 1140 - flourished circa 1175, Provence) was the most famous of a small group of trobairitz, or female troubadours who wrote courtly songs of love during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. She is only known as the Comtessa de Dia ("Countess of Diá") in contemporary documents, but was almost certainly named Beatriz and likely the daughter of Count Isoard II of Diá (a town northeast of Montelimar in southern France). <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Comtesse
Key facts
- Born
- c. 1140, Die , Provence
- Origin
- Provence
- Died
- c. 1212 (aged 71 – 72), Provence
- Occupation
- Trobairitz
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Beatriz
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of France
- Place of birth
- Montélimar
- Place of death
- Provence
- Occupation
- composer
- Languages spoken
- Old Occitan
- Native language
- Old Occitan
- Field of work
- poetry
- Movement
- troubadoric poetry
- Image
- Beatriz de Dia - BN MS12473.jpg
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- date of death
- 1212-00-00
- date of birth
- 1140-00-00
- Commons category
- Beatriz de Dia
- name in kana
- ベアトリス・ド・ディア
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Encyclopedic overview
The Comtessa de Dia (Countess of Die), possibly named Beatritz or Isoarda (fl. c. 1175 or c. 1212), was a trobairitz (female troubadour).
She is only known as the comtessa de Dia in contemporary documents, but was most likely the daughter of Count Isoard II of Diá (a town northeast of Montelimar now known as Die in southern France). According to her vida, she was married to William of Poitiers, but was in love with and sang about Raimbaut of Orange (1146-1173). Bruckner, Shepard, and White cite Angela Rieger's analysis of the songs, which associates them, through intertextual evidence, with the circle of poets composed of Raimbaut d'Aurenga, Bernart de Ventadorn, and Azalais de Porcairagues. Marcelle Thiébaux, and Claude Marks have associated her not with Raimbaut d'Aurenga but with his nephew or great nephew of the same name. If her songs are addressed to Raimbaut d'Aurenga's nephew Raimbaut IV, the Comtessa de Dia may have been urging the latter to support Raymond V of Toulouse.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Comtesse de Die” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.