Conon de Béthune
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crusader and "trouvère" poet, born in 1150 in north of France
Person · Open Library
- Born
- ca. 1160
- Died
- ca. 1220.
- Works
- 3
Top works
- Chansons
- Chansons de Conon de Béthune trouveur artésien de la fin du XIIe siècle: Éd. critique précédée ..
- Les chansons de Conon de Béthune
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- France
- Active from
- 1150
- Active to
- 1220
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,293
- Total plays
- 3,190
Tags
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Conon de Béthune (c. 1150 [1] in the former Artois region, today Pas-de-Calais - December 17, 1219 or 1220, in or near Constantinople or perhaps Adrianople) was a crusader and "trouvère" poet.Contents Born in 1150, he was the 10th son of Robert V, seigneur of Béthune and justice officer (avoué) of the Abbey of Saint-Vaast of Arras (in today's Pas-de-Calais), who died at the siege of Acre in 1191. Through his grandmother, Conon de Béthune was related to the ruling Hainaut family in Flanders. <a
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Artois
- Place of death
- Thrace
- Sibling
- Baudouin de Béthune
- Occupation
- writer
- Position held
- regent
- Languages spoken
- Latin
- Native language
- Old French
- Movement
- classical music
- Instrument
- vielle
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- name in native language
- Conon de Béthune
- date of birth
- 1150-00-00
- date of death
- 1219-00-00
- Commons category
- Conon de Béthune
- writing language
- French
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
Sources (1)
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