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1190–1221)Gaunt and Kay, 279. born in Peguilhan (near Saint-Gaudens), the son of a cloth merchant. Aimeric's first patron was

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, followed by his son Raimon VI. However, he fled the region at the threat of the

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and spent some time in Spain and ten years in

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. It is said that he had secretly loved a neighbour while living in Toulouse, and that it was for her that he returned. Aimeric is known to have composed at least fifty works, the music for six of which survives: *' *' *' *' *' *' Most of his works were bland '' cansos'' with a few '' tensos'' (with Sordello and Albertet de Sestaro).

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*Gaunt, Simon, and Kay, Sarah (edd.) ''The Troubadours: An Introduction''. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Aimeric de Peguilhan 12th-century French troubadours 13th-century French troubadours Occitan-language poets 1170s births 1230s deaths