Eble III of Ventadorn
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Eble III of Ventadorn was viscount of Ventadour
(Corrèze
, France). He was the son of Eble II
, known as Eble le chanteur (Eble the singer), and of Agnes de Montluçon. His date of birth is unknown; he died in 1170.
Eble III was the patron and protector of Bernart de Ventadorn
, one of the earliest troubadours whose works survive.
In 1148 he married Marguerite de Turenne, daughter of Raymond, viscount of Turenne and of Mathilde du Perche. They had one daughter, Matabrune. This marriage had ended before 1150, when Marguerite remarried: she died in 1173.
Meanwhile, before 1156, Eble married Alais, daughter of William VI of Montpellier
and elder sister of William VII
. They had a son, Eble. This son, who became Eble IV of Ventadorn
, married Sybille de la Faye (daughter of Raoul de Châtellerault, grand seneschal of Aquitaine
) and had eight children, one of whom was to be Eble V
and was to marry Marie de Turenne, better known as Maria de Ventadorn
, a trobairitz
and patron of troubadour
s.
Moustier-Ventadour
Moustier-Ventadour is a commune in the Corrèze department in central France.-Population:-References:*...
(Corrèze
Corrèze
Corrèze is a department in south central France, named after the Corrèze River.The inhabitants of the department are called Corréziens or Corréziennes according to gender.-History:...
, France). He was the son of Eble II
Eble II of Ventadorn
Eble II of Ventadorn was viscount of Ventadour . He was born at some date after 1086, the son of Eble I and of Almodis de Montberon....
, known as Eble le chanteur (Eble the singer), and of Agnes de Montluçon. His date of birth is unknown; he died in 1170.
Eble III was the patron and protector of Bernart de Ventadorn
Bernart de Ventadorn
Bernart de Ventadorn , also known as Bernard de Ventadour or Bernat del Ventadorn, was a prominent troubador of the classical age of troubadour poetry. Now thought of as "the Master Singer" he developed the cançons into a more formalized style which allowed for sudden turns...
, one of the earliest troubadours whose works survive.
In 1148 he married Marguerite de Turenne, daughter of Raymond, viscount of Turenne and of Mathilde du Perche. They had one daughter, Matabrune. This marriage had ended before 1150, when Marguerite remarried: she died in 1173.
Meanwhile, before 1156, Eble married Alais, daughter of William VI of Montpellier
William VI of Montpellier
William VI or Guillem VI was the eldest son of William V and his wife Ermessende, daughter of Count Peter II of Melgueil. William succeeded his father in the lordship of Montpellier in 1121, while still a minor, under his mother's guardianship...
and elder sister of William VII
William VII of Montpellier
William VII of Montpellier was the eldest son of William VI and of his wife Sibylle.Aged around 15, he inherited the lordship of Montpellier from his father in 1146 under the tutelage of his grandmother, Ermessende of Melgueil...
. They had a son, Eble. This son, who became Eble IV of Ventadorn
Eble IV of Ventadorn
Eble IV was viscount of Ventadour in the 12th century. He was the son of Eble III of Ventadorn and Alais, daughter of William VI of Montpellier and elder sister of William VII....
, married Sybille de la Faye (daughter of Raoul de Châtellerault, grand seneschal of Aquitaine
Aquitaine
Aquitaine , archaic Guyenne/Guienne , is one of the 27 regions of France, in the south-western part of metropolitan France, along the Atlantic Ocean and the Pyrenees mountain range on the border with Spain. It comprises the 5 departments of Dordogne, :Lot et Garonne, :Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Landes...
) and had eight children, one of whom was to be Eble V
Eble V of Ventadorn
Eble V of Ventadorn was viscount of Ventadour . He was the son of Eble IV and of Sybille de la Faye...
and was to marry Marie de Turenne, better known as Maria de Ventadorn
Maria de Ventadorn
Maria de Ventadorn was a patron of troubadour poetry at the end of the 12th century.Maria was one of las tres de Torena, "the three of Turenne", the three daughters of viscount Raymond II of Turenne and of Elise de Séverac. These three, according to Bertran de Born, possessed tota beltat terrena,...
, a trobairitz
Trobairitz
The trobairitz were Occitan female troubadours of the 12th and 13th centuries, active from around 1170 to approximately 1260. The word trobairitz was first used in the 13th-century romance Flamenca. It comes from the Provençal word trobar, the literal meaning of which is "to find", and the...
and patron of troubadour
Troubadour
A troubadour was a composer and performer of Old Occitan lyric poetry during the High Middle Ages . Since the word "troubadour" is etymologically masculine, a female troubadour is usually called a trobairitz....
s.