Peire de Bussignac, Bossinhac, or Bocinhac (fl. c. 1160) was a

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cleric Clergy are formal leaders within established religions. Their roles and functions vary in different religious traditions, but usually involve presiding over specific rituals and teaching their religion's doctrines and practices. Some of the ter ...

, 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 the

Périgord Périgord ( , ; ; oc, Peiregòrd / ) is a natural region and former province of France, which corresponds roughly to the current Dordogne department, now forming the northern part of the administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It is div ...

. He was probably from Bussignac in

Hautefort Hautefort (; oc, Autafòrt) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. It was part of the former province of Périgord. History The ancient fortress dates back to the early Middle Ages, as proved by t ...

, but possibly Boussignac in

Tulle Tulle (; ) is a commune in central France. It is the third-largest town in the former region of Limousin and is the capital of the department of Corrèze, in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Tulle is also the episcopal see of the Roman Catho ...

. He was, according to his ''

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'', "from the

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Bertran de Born Bertran de Born (; 1140s – by 1215) was a baron from the Limousin in France, and one of the major Occitan troubadours of the 12th-13th century. He composed love songs (cansos) but was better known for his political songs (sirventes). He wa ...

". Though his ''vida'' speaks of "good ''

sirventes The ''sirventes'' or ''serventes'' (), sometimes translated as "service song", was a genre of Old Occitan lyric poetry practiced by the troubadours. The name comes from ''sirvent'' ('serviceman'), from whose perspective the song is allegedly wr ...

''" to reproach ladies for bad behaviour and ''sirventes'' attacking Bertran, only one ''sirventes'' by Peire survives: ''Quan lo dous temps d'abril'', an attack on women as ne'er-do-well gossips.

Sources

*''The Vidas of the Troubadours''. Margarita Egan, trans. New York: Garland, 1984. . 12th-century French troubadours Year of death unknown Year of birth unknown People from Dordogne {{France-musician-stub