Oede de la Couroierie
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Oede de la Couroierie also known as Eude de Carigas and Odo de Corigiaria, was a trouvère
of Artois
. He is documented beginning in 1270 as a clerk in the house of Count Robert II
, who often sent him on diplomatic missions. He served Robert until his death. His will, made in June 1294, providing for both a mistress with her two children and his widow with her three. His will calls him both Odon de Paris and Odon de Saint-Germain. He was probably born in the Île-de-France
, near Paris
.
Trouvère
Trouvère , sometimes spelled trouveur , is the Northern French form of the word trobador . It refers to poet-composers who were roughly contemporary with and influenced by the troubadours but who composed their works in the northern dialects of France...
of Artois
Artois
Artois is a former province of northern France. Its territory has an area of around 4000 km² and a population of about one million. Its principal cities are Arras , Saint-Omer, Lens and Béthune.-Location:...
. He is documented beginning in 1270 as a clerk in the house of Count Robert II
Robert II of Artois
Robert II was the Count of Artois, the posthumous son and heir of Robert I and Matilda of Brabant.An experienced soldier, he took part in the Aragonese Crusade and attempted an invasion of Sicily in 1287. He defeated the Flemings in 1297 at the Battle of Furnes...
, who often sent him on diplomatic missions. He served Robert until his death. His will, made in June 1294, providing for both a mistress with her two children and his widow with her three. His will calls him both Odon de Paris and Odon de Saint-Germain. He was probably born in the Île-de-France
Île-de-France (province)
The province of Île-de-France or Isle de France is an historical province of France, and the one at the centre of power during most of French history...
, near Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
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Songs and their models
All five of Oede's known songs are modelled after the songs of others.- Chançon ferai par grant desesperance, modelled after the anonymous Au repairier que je fis de Provence
- Desconfortés com cil qui est sans joie, modelled after Gace BruléGace BruléGace Brulé , French trouvère, was a native of 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 the future Louis VIII. These facts are known from documents from the time...
, Desconfortés plain d'ire et de pesance - Ma derreniere veul fere en chantant, modelled after Raoul de SoissonsRaoul de SoissonsRaoul de Soissons was a French nobleman, Crusader, and trouvère. He was the second son of Raoul le Bon, Count of Soissons, and became the Sire de Coeuvres in 1232. Raoul participated in three Crusades....
, Rois de Navarre et sire de virtu - Tout soit mes cuers en grant desesperance, modelled after Gace Brulé, Desconfortés plain d'ire et de pesance
- Trop ai longuement fait grant consirvance, modelled after Blondel de Nesle, A l'entrant d'esté