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André le Chapelain
André le Chapelain (c. 1150–1190), Latin name Andreas Capellanus, was a 12th-century French court scholar and cleric.…
Timeline
- 1184–1186Troyes · ChampagneAt the request of Marie de Champagne, André wrote De Amore in Latin, teaching the rules of love in dialogue form to a young man named Walter, and including rulings on love cases by Marie and other nobles. The text mentions Hungarian wealth and marriage negotiations with Béla III, on the basis of which scholars date its composition to between 1184 and 1186.
- 1182–1190Troyes · ChampagneAndreas capellanus signed charters of the Diocese of Troyes in 1182 and 1186, indicating close ties to the court of Marie de Champagne. His work combined the Ovidian tradition with feudal Christian ethics, becoming an important document of 12th-century courtly love culture.
Sources
- Andreas Capellanus https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andreas_Capellanus
- The Art of Courtly Love (De Amore excerpts) — Andreas Capellanus https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/source/Capellanus.asp