Hue de la Ferté ( fl. 1220–35) was a French

trouvère ''Trouvère'' (, ), sometimes spelled ''trouveur'' (, ), is the Northern French (''langue d'oïl'') form of the ''langue d'oc'' (Occitan) word ''trobador'', the precursor of the modern French word ''troubadour''. ''Trouvère'' refers to poet- ...

who wrote three '' serventois'' attacking the regency of

Blanche of Castile Blanche of Castile ( es, Blanca de Castilla; 4 March 1188 – 27 November 1252) was Queen of France by marriage to Louis VIII. She acted as regent twice during the reign of her son, Louis IX: during his minority from 1226 until 1234, and during ...

during the minority of

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. He maligns Blanche's partiality to foreigners and singles out

Theobald I of Navarre Theobald I (french: Thibaut, es, Teobaldo; 30 May 1201 – 8 July 1253), also called the Troubadour and the Posthumous, was Count of Champagne (as Theobald IV) from birth and King of Navarre from 1234. He initiated the Barons' Crusade, was famous ...

, another trouvère, as unworthy of her support. Hue was a supporter of

Pierre de Dreux Peter I (french: Pierre; 1187 – 26 May 1250), also known as Peter Mauclerc, was Duke of Brittany '' jure uxoris'' from 1213 to 1221, and regent of the duchy for his minor son John I from 1221 to 1237. As duke he was also 1st Earl of Richmond ...

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. His poem ''En talent ai que je die'' is modelled after ''En chantant m'estuet complaindré'' (1228–30) by

Gace Brulé Gace Brulé (''c.'' 1160 – ''after'' 1213) was a French nobleman and trouvère from Champagne. His name is simply a description of his blazonry. He owned land in Groslière and had dealings with the Knights Templar, and received a gift from t ...

. Its simple melody is of the form ABABCDD¹D². He modelled ''Je chantasse volentiers liement'' after ''Je chantasse volentiers liement'' (1228–30) by Chastelain de Couci and ''Or somes a ce venu'' after the anonymous ''Quant li oisellon menu''.

References

* Karp, T. "Hue de la Ferté." ''Grove Music Online''. ''Oxford Music Online''. Retrieved 20 September 2008. {{DEFAULTSORT:Hue De La Ferte Trouvères Male classical composers