Gauceran or Gauseran de Saint-Leidier was an
Auvergnat
or (endonym: ) is a northern dialect of Occitan spoken in central and southern France, in particular in the former administrative region of Auvergne.
Currently, research shows that there is not really a true Auvergnat dialect but rather a vas ...
castellan
A castellan is the title used in Medieval Europe for an appointed official, a governor of a castle and its surrounding territory referred to as the castellany. The title of ''governor'' is retained in the English prison system, as a remnant o ...
and
troubadour
A troubadour (, ; oc, trobador ) was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages (1100–1350). Since the word ''troubadour'' is etymologically masculine, a female troubadour is usually called a ''trobairit ...
from
Saint-Didier-la-Séauve
Saint-Didier-en-Velay (, literally ''Saint-Didier in Velay''; oc, Sant Desdèir de La Seuva) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France.
Population
Sights
In the church of Saint Didier, there is an impressive Spanish ...
in the
Bishopric of Velay
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associate ...
. He was the son of a daughter of the troubadour
Guilhem de Saint Leidier. According to his ''
vida
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* Lake Vida, Victoria Valley, Antarctica
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** Vida, Montana
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** Vida, Missour ...
'' he fell in love with
Beatrice, daughter of
William VI of Montferrat
William VI (c. 1173 – 17 September 1225) was the tenth Marquis of Montferrat from 1203 and titular King of Thessalonica from 1207.
Biography Youth
Boniface I's eldest son, and his only son by his first wife, Helena del Bosco, William stood or ...
and wife of
Guigues VI of Viennois
Andrew Guigues VI (1184 – 14 March 1237), known as André de Bourgogne, Dauphin of Viennois, was the Count of Albon, Briançon, Grenoble, and Oisans from 1228 until his death. He was the son of Hugh III of Burgundy and Béatrice of Albon. He t ...
. Only two ''
cansos
The ''canso'' or ''canson'' or ''canzo'' () was a song style used by the troubadours. It was, by far, the most common genre used, especially by early troubadours, and only in the second half of the 13th century was its dominance challenged by a ...
'' (love songs) by Gauceran survive.
References
*Egan, Margarita, ed. and trans. ''The Vidas of the Troubadours''. New York: Garland, 1984. .
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People from Haute-Loire
13th-century French troubadours