Events

• Adam de Givenchi
  Adam de Givenchi
  Adam de Givenchi was a trouvère, probably from Givenchy and active in and around Arras. His surname is also spelled Givenci, Gevanche, or Gievenci....
  
   named as a priest and chaplain to the Bishop of Arras
  Roman Catholic Diocese of Arras
  The Roman Catholic Diocese of Arras, is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church, in France. The episcopal see is the Arras Cathedral, in the city of Arras. The diocese encompasses all of the Department of Pas-de-Calais, in the Region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais...
  
  

Births

• Lu Zhi
  Lu Zhi (poet)
  Lu Zhi was Chinese writer of the Yuan dynasty. His courtesy name was Chudao and his pen name was Shuzhai . He was born in modern Zhuozhou, Hebei, although some accounts claim he was from modern Yongjia, Zhejiang....
  
   (died 1315), Chinese writer and poet of the Yuan dynasty
  Yuan Dynasty
  The Yuan Dynasty , or Great Yuan Empire was a ruling dynasty founded by the Mongol leader Kublai Khan, who ruled most of present-day China, all of modern Mongolia and its surrounding areas, lasting officially from 1271 to 1368. It is considered both as a division of the Mongol Empire and as an...
  
  
• Roger-Bernard III of Foix
  Roger-Bernard III of Foix
  Roger-Bernard III was the Count of Foix from 1265 to his death. He was the son of Roger IV of Foix and Brunissende of Cardona. He entered into conflicts with both Philip III of France and Peter III of Aragon, who held him in captivity for a time...
  
   (died 1302), the Count of Foix
  Counts of Foix
  The counts of Foix ruled the independent County of Foix, in what is now southern France, during the Middle Ages. Later they extended their power to almost the entire Pyrenees mountain range, moving their court to Pau, in Béarn, until eventually the last count of Foix acceded to the French throne as...
  
  , poet and 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....