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castellan and

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from Saint-Didier-la-Séauve in the Bishopric of Velay. He was the son of a daughter of the troubadour Guilhem de Saint Leidier. According to his '' vida'' he fell in love with Beatrice, daughter of

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and wife of

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. Only two ''

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'' (love songs) by Gauceran survive.

References

*Egan, Margarita, ed. and trans. ''The Vidas of the Troubadours''. New York: Garland, 1984. . {{authority control People from Haute-Loire 13th-century French troubadours