Rick

And wasn't King Richard Coeur de Leon's grandfather, Guillaume Count of
Peiteus and a troubadour of note.  Guillaume's wife, Countess of Dia, also
wrote songs.  (cribbed from Ezra Pound's "Troubadours, Their Sorts and
Conditions")

Rick Seddon
McIntosh,  NM, USA
-----Original Message-----
From: Rickard Parker <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Monday, March 19, 2001 5:21 AM
Subject: Re: Dans le Restaurant and the Commedia


>>  Remember that the French speaking Richard
>the Lion-Hearted was ruling Aquitaine at Dante's time.
>
>Regards,
>   Rick Parker
>
>