court of Champagne at Troyes

E481903

The court of Champagne at Troyes was a renowned medieval cultural and literary center, famous for its patronage of poets and troubadours under the leadership of Marie of France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural center
literary center
medieval court
associatedWithFigure Andreas Capellanus
associatedWithGenre courtly romance
didactic literature on love
troubadour lyric
associatedWithPerson Henry I, Count of Champagne
Henry II, Count of Champagne
attractedGroup clerics and scholars
troubadours
trouvères
culturalOrientation aristocratic
chivalric
courtly
culturalRole mediator between Occitan and northern French lyric traditions
economicContext prosperity of Champagne fairs
flourishedInPeriod 12th century
High Middle Ages
governedByDynasty House of Blois
historicalReputation one of the most brilliant courts of 12th-century France
hostedAuthor Chrétien de Troyes
influencedAuthor Chrétien de Troyes
influencedRegion Anglo-Norman court culture
linked to: Anglo-Norman court

northern French courts
influencedWork De Amore (The Art of Courtly Love)
knownFor chivalric culture
courtly love literature
patronage of poets
patronage of troubadours
languageUsed Old French
locatedIn County of Champagne
Kingdom of France
Troyes
patron Marie of France, Countess of Champagne
linked to: Marie de Champagne
patronOfWork Lancelot, the Knight of the Cart
Yvain, the Knight of the Lion
politicalRole principal court of the counts of Champagne
predecessor earlier comital courts of Champagne
religiousContext Latin Christian Europe
ruledBy Marie of France, Countess of Champagne
linked to: Marie de Champagne
successor later Capetian royal court in Paris
supportedActivity composition of Arthurian romances
intellectual debate on love and ethics
performance of lyric poetry
timeframeEnd early 13th century
timeframeStart c. 1160s

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Marie of France associatedWith court of Champagne at Troyes
Chrétien de Troyes associatedWith court of Champagne
linked to: court of Champagne at Troyes
Marie de Champagne residence Court of Champagne
linked to: court of Champagne at Troyes
Marie de Champagne associatedWith Court of Champagne literary circle
linked to: court of Champagne at Troyes