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Peire Cardenal

Type Figure Region Occitania Time c. 1180–1278 Also known as Pierre Cardinal

Peire Cardenal (c. 1180 – c. 1278), an Occitan troubadour born near Le Puy. Active in Languedoc in the 1250s, he wrote satirical poems criticizing ch…

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  1. 1250–1260Languedoc · LanguedocIn the 1250s Peire Cardenal composed and performed satirical sirventes in the Languedoc region, attacking clerical greed and political hypocrisy; his works were later included in chansonnier manuscripts, representing the peak of Occitan secular critical poetry in the late 13th century.
  2. c. 1200–1240Le Puy · Le PuyFrom around the 1200s Peire Cardenal began his troubadour career in the Occitania region; his early works already showed a satirical tendency, laying the foundation for his critical poetic style of the 1250s.

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