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Peire Cardenal (Composer)

Born: c. 1180, Le Puy, France

Died: c. 1278, ? Montpellier, ? Nimes, France

Nationality: French

Peire Cardenal (or Cardinal) was a troubadour (fl. 1204–1272) known for his satirical sirventes and his dislike of the clergy. Ninety-six pieces of his remain, a number rarely matched by other poets of the age.

Peire Cardenal was born in Le Puy-en-Velay, apparently of a noble family; the family name Cardenal appears in many documents of the region in the 13th and 14th centuries.